Limits On Pfas In Drinking Water To Benefit 100m Americans

Weighing the opportunity cost of treating PFAS in drinking water

Funding for drinking water is limited, and any money we as a society spend on PFAS is money we can’t spend on needed infrastructure elsewhere. Everyone deserves clean water. It’s integral to health ... Read More

The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for 4 PFAS. Thousands more remain unregulated.

Last week, environmental groups decried plans from the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind and “reconsider” drinking water limits for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, ... Read More

Are there forever chemicals in your water? Here's the latest data.

Drinking water for at least 1 of every 7 Americans – about 49.5 million people – contains unsafe levels of “forever chemicals,” according to new test results the Environmental Protection Agency ... Read More

Is Florida drinking water safe? Look up your address on new PFAS map

Drinking water for 49.5 million Americans — that's 1 in 7 — contains unsafe levels of "forever chemicals" that are nearly indestructible. Read More

Forever chemicals found in Florida's drinking water. Map shows where

Latest EPA data shows at least one in seven Americans have unsafe levels of "forever chemicals" in their drinking water. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are nearly indestructible ... Read More

Officials spark backlash with controversial plan for drinking water supply: 'Premature and irresponsible'

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is considering raising the state's standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — or PFAS — in public drinking water to match federal limits set in ... Read More

Even low PFAS in drinking water raise blood levels, California study shows

A new California study reveals that “safe” levels of PFAS in tap water may still lead to elevated toxic chemicals in the bloodstream, raising new concerns about everyday exposure and regulatory limits ... Read More

Georgia to include forever chemicals in state drinking water regulations

Georgia's Environmental Protection Division has proposed regulating two types of PFAS "forever chemicals" in drinking water. This proposal follows a Trump Administration EPA decision to regulate only ... Read More

More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here's what Louisville found

The Ohio River sends billions of gallons of water flowing past Louisville, Kentucky's pumping station every day, where the city's utility sucks it up to turn it into tap water. This story was produced ... Read More

EPA Moves To Roll Back Drinking Water Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS chemicals, in drinking water systems. Read More

After finding forever chemicals in its drinking water, this Eastern Oregon city stopped testing for them

It’s been two years since Hermiston officials revealed Eastern Oregon’s largest city had “forever chemicals” in its water supply. It may be years more before Hermiston residents get more information ... Read More