Traverse City Record-Eagle

Map shows 58,000 suspected PFAS sites nationwide

TRAVERSE CITY — Nearly 58,000 suspected sites of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination nationwide sounds eye-poppingly high to many, but to Tony Spaniola it seems too low. The Troy-based ...
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Hundreds of new PFAS contamination sites identified across the U.S., including DMV

A cold front may bring strong to severe thunderstorms Thursday afternoon/evening as heat index values approach 100. by Lisa Fletcher TOPICS: WASHINGTON (7News) — Hundreds more locations, contaminated ...
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You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies

Since the 1940s, companies have been using PFAS – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make products easier to use, from Teflon nonstick pots to waterproof rain gear, stain-resistant ...
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New Study Identifies Over 57,000 Sites “Presumptively Contaminated” with PFAS

A new paper from Northeastern University’s PFAS Project Lab and researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) reaches the sobering conclusion that over 57,000 sites ...
MLive

Wolverine Worldwide PFAS sites may be added to list of nation’s most toxic areas

ROCKFORD, MI — Two properties at the center of Michigan’s most severe PFAS contamination zone are being eyed for addition to a roster of the nation’s most toxic sites. The former Wolverine Worldwide ...
Houston Chronicle

Map shows likely sources of 'forever chemicals' around Houston as EPA tries to regulate them

Earlier this month the EPA announced a proposed standard for certain “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in drinking water. This is the first attempt to nationally regulate this type of chemical in ...
USA Today

Is your water system among hundreds that reported PFAS above new EPA limits? See our map.

Millions of Americans rely on drinking water systems that have recently exceeded new limits for toxic “forever chemicals” that the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday. USA TODAY ...
Business Insider

Animals full of PFAS 'forever chemicals' have been found on every continent except Antarctica, new report finds

Animals are contaminated with hazardous forever chemicals on every continent except Antarctica, according to a new report. Creatures ranging from tigers and polar bears, to red pandas and voles, to ...
Newsweek

Map Shows Thousands More Areas Where Groundwater Could Be Contaminated

A new study revealed there could be tens of thousands more groundwater sources contaminated with high concentrations of carcinogenic chemicals than previously found. The researchers at the PFAS ...
WOOD-TV

Former landfill along Grand River declared PFAS contamination site

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Recent test results have put the site of a former Grand Rapids landfill on the radar of the Michigan PFAS Action Response Task Force. MPART published documents late last ...
Newsday

New York eighth in nation in sites possibly contaminated by PFA chemicals, advocates say

New York ranks 8th among the 50 states that altogether have 120,000 possible sites releasing potentially carcinogenic PFA class chemicals used in everything from cooking pans to firefighter foam, ...