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In the United States, manufacturers have produced and utilized PFAS for more than 80 years, creating pockets of pollution in thousands of cities and towns. “Because of (PFAS) use in the 1940s ...
The upshot is that across the Midwest, states, cities and towns are grappling with how best to address the growing problem even as chemical industry giants pay billions to settle claims that PFAS ...
Over the last year, public water systems throughout Wisconsin have sampled at least once for these and other PFAS.” More: Wausau files lawsuit against 'forever chemical' makers and the companies ...
7 December 2018 The Michigan PFAS Science Advisory Panel releases Scientific Evidence and Recommendations for Managing PFAS Contamination in Michigan, which outlines evidence-based recommendations for the state as well as recommendations for areas of future research or monitoring to address gaps in information. It includes a recommendation that ...
Among the places where data is available, USA TODAY’s analysis shows large cities have exceeded PFAS limits at higher rates than smaller places. About a third of water systems serving over ...
The Wisconsin state Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would unlock $125 million to help municipalities and landowners cope with pollution from so-called forever chemicals. PFAS, short for per ...
Following initial discoveries of groundwater contamination in 2002, the Minnesota Department of Health conducted numerous studies –concluding in 2008, 2010, and 2014 – on the level of PFAs found in the bloodstreams of exposed residents. On February 20, 2018, the state of Minnesota settled its lawsuit against 3M in exchange for $850 million.
The EPA will provide $9 billion to address PFAS contamination, including a $1 billion grant program for initial water testing and treatment. The feds have also made available $12 billion to ...