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Health officials are once again warning people to avoid foam on Michigan waterbodies, which may contain toxic “forever chemicals.”
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Famers from four states met yesterday to share how their livelihoods were essentially ruined by PFAS contamination. They called on polluters to reimburse them for their losses and the government to step up PFAS regulation.
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It’s not uncommon to see news stories that say, “toxic forever chemicals discovered” in insert-consumer-product, but why do PFAS need to be discovered? What alternatives do we have, and what are the prospects for banning them?
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Chemical contaminants in fish aren’t new. Mercury, PCBs, dioxins and DDT may be some familiar household names for fish-lovers. But the forever chemicals, PFAS, in fish are drawing more attention, as new research highlights their toxicity.
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State officials and Oscoda residents are again clashing with the Air Force over cleanup regulations at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
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A new study found that the scope and number of PFAS-contaminated military sites are outpacing the cleanup budget of the Department of Defense.
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Those affected by PFAS contamination are pushing Michigan lawmakers for more action.
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The State of Michigan will start using a new test to detect so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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Michigan Senator Gary Peters sent a letter to a federal agency urging them to expedite their plans to find an alternative for firefighting foam that contains PFAS chemicals.
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In an overdue but highly anticipated action, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced today the first-ever national drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals.