Mar 24, 2022 | ENPRESS NEWS
As the U.S Environmental Protection Agency strives to arm the nation with tools against PFAS the first step involves developing a better understanding of the forever chemicals. To achieve this, the EPA has established the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule...
Mar 1, 2022 | ENPRESS NEWS
Jim Walker lives in French Island, Wisconsin, where PFAS contamination has become widespread. Citizens living in this region have been provided with bottled water, but their lives are irreparably changed. Walker recounts the fear of living with hazardous chemicals in...
Feb 17, 2022 | ENPRESS NEWS
The community of Pittsboro discovered a dangerous amount of PFAS in their local river which provides drinking water to the entire area. In response to this, officials founded a task force with the goal of creating an action plan to combat this new threat. One member...
Feb 8, 2022 | ENPRESS NEWS
Residents in West Des Moines discovered traces of PFAS in their water. The discovery came courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, who had been assessing the threat posed by PFAS. The primary types of forever chemicals discovered in Des Moines wells were...
Jan 25, 2022 | ENPRESS NEWS
Legislation in Washington D.C. consists of $55 billion in new spending for programs and projects on water quality. One of the benefits of this legislation is assistance towards Clean Water State Revolving Funds, which can be spent on Point-of-Use or Point-of-Entry...
Jan 25, 2022 | ENPRESS NEWS
Oregon makes plans to test 150 different drinking water systems within the state for traces of PFAS. Many of these testing sites are within proximity of other contaminated areas. The Department of Environmental Quality in the state looks for 25 PFAS compounds. This...
