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State is testing surface water in East Selah for PFAS as Army installs more home filter systems
Yakima Herald-Republic· 1 day agoCarnes and White are environmental specialists with the Washington State Department of Ecology. The...
Forever chemicals: PFAS are lurking everywhere
Berkshire Eagle· 3 days agoPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a group of synthetic chemical compounds, plastics with many benefits. PFAS resist water, heat, oil,...
Maine Narrows and Delays PFAS Regulation | JD Supra
JD Supra· 6 days agoOvershadowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act and its designation of PFOS and PFOA as hazardous substances ...
The toxic chemicals on fruit and veg – and whether washing really makes a difference
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoMuch of the PFAS, and other pesticide contamination is “systemic”, intrinsic in the fruit or veg,...
What’s in our local tap water? Tell us more
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThere’s good news out of City Hall – the public water supply is safe from toxic forever chemicals or PFAS. PFAS made the national news last month when...
Maine Significantly Amends its PFAS Consumer Products Law | JD Supra
JD Supra· 7 days agoIn 2021, Maine passed the most sweeping law related to the regulation of PFAS in consumer products at that time. Subsequently, the law was amended in 2023, and on April 16 ...
Maine scientists are testing tree pulp and seaweed as PFAS alternatives
Bangor Daily News· 7 days agoTree pulp and seaweed — two readily available natural resources in Maine — could replace the harmful...
Republicans now enforcing NC water rules are delaying efforts to limit PFAS, 1,4-dioxane
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 5 days agoKaitlin McKeown/kmckeown@newsobserver.com EMC committees meet Wednesday On Wednesday, the EMC’s...
At urging of NC Chamber, some environmental commission members want to delay PFAS rules
NC Newsline via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAt least two members of the state Environmental Management Commission are stalling proposed rules...
New process results in near complete destruction of PFAS
Cosmos· 2 days agoUS researchers have discovered a new strategy to clean up “forever chemicals” from contaminated...
