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Fort Worth sues feds, companies for $420M in damages from forever chemicals in water
Fort Worth officials are looking to hold the U.S. Department of Defense, industrial conglomerate 3M, chemical company DuPont ...
Supreme Court sends PFAS rules case between state, 3M back to lower court
The Court of Appeals now will have to reconsider its decision based on other factors, including whether 3M exhausted ...
Record-high ‘forever chemicals’ found in private N.J. well. But hundreds more being tested.
They “are the highest PFAS concentrations in private drinking water wells that EPA region 2 has encountered," a federal ...
City of Fort Worth sues the military, chemical manufacturers for water supply contamination
The city is asking for more than $420 million in relief for damages suffered by the infiltration of so-called "forever ...
The omnipresence of PFAS—and what we can do about them
"Around 50% of our rivers and streams contain measurable PFAS concentrations." According to a 2020 study published in Science ...
'Forever chemical' water quality standards threatened by lawsuits, EPA review
Two national water utility trade groups, whose members include many of Long Island's public water providers, have filed a ...
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France just banned PFAS. Here’s why the U.S. hasn’t.
PFAS has been detected in the drinking water of many French communities, including Paris. France’s action follows restrictions in Denmark, which in 2020 banned the use of PFAS in cardboard and ...
Williston Park hikes water rates 33% to treat 'forever chemicals'
Williston Park's mayor says his village needs to fund a nearly $30 million filtration system to comply with new federal ...
How PFAS Can Harm Your Health
In 2020 the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry tested milk from dairy farms and found levels of one ...
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PFAS contamination at Joint Base Lewis McChord and surrounding communities
Ecology monitors multiple cleanup sites at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). This page focuses on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the groundwater. JBLM is in Pierce County, ...
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Should You Use PFAS-Free Dental Floss?
Amanda MacMillan is a health and science writer and editor. Her work appears across brands like Health, Prevention, SELF, O Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Time Out New York, and National Geographic's ...