Drinking Water

Veterans currently do not receive disability benefits for health conditions associated with PFAS exposure, but some veterans are taking up the against PFAS manufacturers like 3M.

A township in Antrim County is stepping up its septic regulations with an ordinance that only a few other Michigan counties and municipalities have.

In an overdue but highly anticipated action, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced today the first-ever national drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals.

A new report card details how federal agencies are failing to meet their promises and deadlines to address toxic PFAS chemicals.

2022 ended a few weeks ago. That’s the year the EPA promised to set drinking water standards on toxic PFAS chemicals. Now, more than 100 groups are urging the Biden administration to release the standards without any more delay.

Last year, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order directing state agencies to review their role in supporting drinking water systems across Michigan.

The EPA’s new health advisories show that essentially no levels of PFAS are safe in drinking water.

Many of Michigan’s rural communities are struggling with aging drinking water systems and less money to fix them. As part of a series by the Great Lakes News Collaborative, Michigan Radio’s Lester Graham reports it’s a result of fewer state and federal dollars and putting off tough decisions at the local level.

The Michigan legislature might soon look at a package of bills that would change how the state protects groundwater, but it finds the goal of the bills and the legal tool the sponsors want to use might be at odds.