A new report shows at least two of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s three water treatment plants are coming up short when it ...

The Draft Risk Assessment focuses on the two PFAS compounds that have been listed as hazardous substances under CERCLA – PFOA and PFOS. According to EPA, even though PFOA and PFOS are not ...

In a move that signals potential policy shifts under the new administration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of ...

But to reduce the amount of forever chemicals that enter our waterways in the first place, the EPA has spent the last year devising PFAS pollution limits. These limits are legally enforceable and ...

Last year, the EPA finalized the nation’s first drinking water standard for PFAS, limiting six specific PFAS chemicals from a class of thousands. The EPA acted after mounting evidence that ...

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L. Gore & Associates’ use of harmful substances perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, more commonly known as PFAS. According to the EPA, PFAS break down slowly over time and have been linked to ...

The proposed standards mirror EPA recommendations for PFAS levels, aiming to aid residents with contaminated private wells. MADISON — The policy-setting arm of the Department of Natural ...

PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are a group of chemicals used in many consumer and industrial products, therefore appearing widely in the environment, according to the EPA. PFAS ...

In July, the EPA also updated lifetime health advisories for several PFAS chemicals, establishing safe levels at what would be one drop of water in any Olympic-sized swimming pool. Lapointe ...

According to the EPA, PFAS can cause certain types of cancer, developmental delays in children and other health issues. Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com.