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More PFAS Coverage
EPA Outlines New PFAS Strategy Amid Expert Concerns
More PFAS news as a bipartisan PFAS task force forms and Illinois expands PFAS water system warnings.
EPA nixes PFAS grants, teases new strategy
More PFAS news as a chemical disaster tracking tool goes dark and updated fish advisories are announced in Michigan and Minnesota.
Cancer-causing PFAS to be added to Canada’s toxic substance list
More PFAS news with Illinois looking to pass more legislation protecting firefighters from astronomical cancer rates, and conflict continues in Wisconsin over cleanup.
Veteran Great Lakes advocate cautions on prioritizing economic development over protecting the environment
Michigan advocate Laura Rubin reacts to the EPA’s five “pillars” plan that includes making the United States the “Artificial Intelligence Capital of the World.”
New York’s proposed PFAS legislation and other Great Lakes states latest efforts to combat ‘forever chemicals’
More PFAS news with an update on Wisconsin’s frozen funding, and how federal freezes are impacting pollution grants.
Wisconsin is still sitting on $125 million for PFAS cleanup
Gov. Tony Evers is proposing more funding to clean up the persistent chemicals, while offering farmers more protections.
