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A Chemours chemical plant on the Ohio River is "boldly" and unlawfully exceeding its pollution permit, a federal judge found, and must reduce PFAS emissions under a court order. The plant's emissions ...

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The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some "forever chemicals" in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two ...

Found in everything from food and water to the air we breathe, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals,” are difficult to avoid. An analysis conducted by the Centers for ...

Nantucket is investigating high concentrations of "forever chemicals," known as PFAS, found in sea foam along its shores. Officials have advised beachgoers, especially children and pets, to avoid ...

New research shows that certain bacteria in the microbiome soak up "forever chemicals," or PFAS. The findings raise the possibility that probiotics could help remove some PFAS from our bodies. PFAS, ...

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A group of potentially toxic “forever chemicals,” mostly coming from prescribed drugs, may be contaminating drinking water for millions of Americans, as wastewater treatment plants fail to remove them ...

PFAS, or "forever chemicals," were first detected in Ann Arbor's drinking water in 2014. Two years later, the city performed a follow-up investigation and detected PFAS in the Huron River. The river ...