Limits On Pfas In Drinking Water To Benefit 100m Americans

PFAS Are in Many Americans’ Drinking Water. Here’s What You Need To Know

From nonstick cookware to rain jackets and even mattress pads, PFAS (otherwise known ominously as “forever chemicals”) seem to be just about everywhere. In fact, these days, even the most assiduously ... Read More

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

Earlier this month, the WDNR held a public hearing to discuss and establish statewide drinking water standards, also known as Maximum Contaminant Levels. MCLs set the legally permitted limits for ... Read More

New Jersey Residents To Get Share of $4.9 Million Drinking Water Settlement

New Jersey residents will receive a share of $4.9 million to settle a lawsuit filed against Middlesex Water Company over water contamination. Read More

EPA pursues new tactic to undo PFAS drinking-water limits

Water running from a faucet The Environmental Protection Agency is asking a federal court to find that limits on four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water, set by the Joe Biden ... Read More

PFAS found over limits in Reno, Fernley drinking water. See map.

Shane Pepe knows exactly how his town's drinking water came to be polluted with the "forever chemicals" it recently reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The borough manager in Emmaus, ... Read More

New report reveals danger lurking in millions of Americans' drinking water: 'A public health disaster'

A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency indicates that millions more Americans have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — better known as PFAS or "forever chemicals" — ... Read More

PFAS filters could also cut other cancer-linked chemicals, study finds

Filters made to remove toxic "forever chemicals" from drinking water may also cut other cancer-linked contaminants, a new peer-reviewed study finds. Scientists warn that delays in stronger PFAS ... Read More

New EPA data show more towns have PFAS in their water. Is yours one?

Shane Pepe knows exactly how his town's drinking water came to be polluted with the "forever chemicals" it recently reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The borough manager in Emmaus, ... Read More

PFAS water treatment has double benefits, cutting toxic 'forever chemicals' and carcinogens

Advanced systems for removing the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS from drinking water can deliver far greater health benefits than previously thought. They also slash levels of other harmful ... Read More

Advanced PFAS water filters found to deliver wider health benefits

Water treatment systems designed to remove the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS may provide far greater public health benefits than previously recognized, according to new research from the ... Read More

Millions More Americans Are Being Exposed to Contaminated Water

New data released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shown that millions more Americans are drinking water that is contaminated with carcinogenic chemicals, the Environmental Working ... Read More