States Work to Manage the Costs of Maintaining Clean Water

States Work to Manage the Costs of Maintaining Clean Water

While a lot of attention gets paid to how water contamination is addressed (in terms of both prevention and correction) at the federal level, a lot of the work to keep drinking water clean is done by the states. However, for many states, finding the budget to maintain...
EPA Outlines Action Plan to Address PFAS

EPA Outlines Action Plan to Address PFAS

In response to an increasing number of reports about drinking water contamination from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), attention in Congress, and mounting pressure to address the issue, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently...
5 Things You Need to Know About PFOA/PFOS Chemicals

5 Things You Need to Know About PFOA/PFOS Chemicals

There’s a lot of talk these days about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of chemicals that most notably include perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). More stories are emerging about these chemicals contaminating...
Addressing PFAS with Home Water Filtration Systems

Addressing PFAS with Home Water Filtration Systems

Awareness of drinking water contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is an increasing among U.S. households. As reported in a recent Washington Post article, the state of Michigan is no stranger to this issue. On the Michigan.gov website, the...