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...
Jan 20, 2022 | ENPRESS NEWS
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Administrator, Michael Regan revealed a Strategic Roadmap that the agency would use to combate PFAS. The Roadmap comes as a culmination of years of research on behalf of the EPA and independent studies. It focuses on three key...
Jan 13, 2022 | ENPRESS NEWS
A French Island near La Crosse detected PFAS for the first time all the way back in 2014. Since then, testing has been conducted and the community has been forced to deal with the forever chemicals. The most recent measure to protect citizens from their hazardous...