Small Towns Deal With Costly PFAS Cleanup

Small Towns Deal With Costly PFAS Cleanup

Analysis indicates that larger water utilities more often fail to meet the EPA’s current limits for the two chemicals it still plans to regulate, PFOA and PFOS. About a quarter of systems serving more than 100,000 people exceeded the limit on average, compared with...
PFAS Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk

PFAS Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk

Americans have grappled with the consequences of PFAS exposure for a long time, though even now, new health issues are being linked to the forever chemicals. A medical journal recently conducted a study on diabetes and its potential association with PFAS. After...
New Map of PFAS Contamination Across the United States

New Map of PFAS Contamination Across the United States

It is known now that PFAS are a common contaminant across the United States due to their use in packaging and firefighting foams, though it is often hard to track where they are most frequent. A study was conducted by the Social Science Environmental Health Institute...
French Communities Ban Tap Water Due to PFAS Contaminants

French Communities Ban Tap Water Due to PFAS Contaminants

For years, the United States has been grappling with strategies and requirements to restrict the spread of PFAS. However, due to its popularity in packaging, the forever chemicals are causing issues across the globe. A story came out of certain areas in France where...