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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS Roundup: EPA adds 12 more versions of PFAS to freshwater fish monitoring while federal farm bills focus on “forever chemicals”

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 25, 2024

Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.

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PFAS News Roundup: White House official visits Minnesota high school in town known as “ground zero” for PFAS

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now May 10, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Efforts to thwart regulation of PFAS polluters move down parallel tracks

by Wisconsin Watch March 13, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Forever Chemicals Featured, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS News Roundup: Can we get rid of ‘forever chemicals’?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 26, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

by The Associated Press March 14, 2023
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Ongoing battle to keep toxic chemicals at bay

by Bridge Michigan February 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Plastic manufacturer to clean up contaminants under settlement, EPA unveils new PFAS tools

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 15, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Lakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt

by Bridge Michigan February 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS compounds in local fish are 280 times higher than those sold in stores, researchers find

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 31, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: New requirements taking effect in 2023 to protect consumers from ‘forever chemicals’

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 17, 2023

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