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PFAS News Roundup: EPA approved PFAS use for fracking, $20M for Ontario airport cleanup, PFAS Action Act set for House vote
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Dealing with the soup of chemicals that can get into your drinking water
Chemicals in water can mix. That’s where dealing with pollutants really falls short.
PFAS News Roundup: Biden talks PFAS in Wisconsin, watchdog asks Pentagon for future expenses, PFAS Action Act clears committee
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Homes on tainted wells near Michigan airport will get city water
Forty homes near the airport have levels of PFAS above state drinking water standards, and another 222 had some detection of the chemicals.
Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against Illinois plant fire
Outside experts told the AP it would be difficult to prevent at least some of the material from seeping into groundwater.
PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in bottled water and makeup, “Filthy Fifty” list generated, corporations drop toxic packaging
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Tests show PFAS contamination in 500 French Island wells
Wisconsin state officials have been supplying bottled water to island residents.
Raining PFAS: Amount of PFAS found is outpacing legacy contaminants
A basin-wide precipitation monitoring program is finding PFAS showing up all around the Great Lakes, from Chicago to Sleeping Bear Dunes.
