Without new federal limits, those efforts are stalled, according to the nonprofit Environmental Working Group in Washington, D.C. PFAS are forever chemicals that have been linked to serious health ...

The strict new federal standard sets a 4 ppt cap for two PFAS and 10 ppt cap on four others. COSTS COULD INCREASE Adopting the federal limit would increase investigation costs alone by $10.8 ...

The Environmental Protection Agency increased the pressure on Hastings to confront its PFAS problem when the agency ... the federal agency recently issued new guidelines for “maximum contaminant ...

A bill passed by the legislature in 2024 established a PFAS Expert Advisory Committee, a new state sub-agency tasked with cleaning up PFAS pollution. One of the committee’s actions has been to ...

A new study finds that several brands of fitness ... acid (PFHxA), a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These compounds are known as “forever chemicals” — and they’ve ...

New study reveals associations between PFAS contamination and cancers, highlighting significant risks to digestive, endocrine, respiratory, and other systems, with sex-specific differences in ...

New York and Pennsylvania. Deer Island regularly tests for — and detects — PFAS compounds in its biosolids, according to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Nationwide, about 60% of ...

Languages: English. On Wednesday, temperatures across much of New Mexico were in the upper 30s or low 40s. In most cities, the temperatures were either near normal or up to 8 degrees Fahrenheit ...

there are some homes that tested with elevated levels of PFAS. Some that test above state or the new federal limits.” Cadillac city officials said using the water system is OK. “What we are ...

Environmental groups have launched a broadside at the chemicals industry, accusing lobbyists of a massive campaign to block planned restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS ...

Food produced on farms whose land was contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” may have health risks, according to a new draft report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).