Perhaps your morning ritual includes reaching for a nonstick pan to prevent your perfectly runny sunny-side-up eggs from becoming a scramble. But what is the magic that prevents foods from sticking to nonstick pans? The answer: per-/polyfluoro alkyl substances or PFAS. What are PFAS? PFAS are a diverse group of ~4,700 unique synthetic chemicals, the […]

Charlie Parker stood at the edge of the pond, his fishing rod in hand. He cast his lure into the air, landing it about 30 feet away in the dark water. His fishing rod made a clicking sound as he reeled the lure back to shore. If he catches a fish, he’ll have to throw […]

The Air Force says it’s spent almost $500 million on cleaning up a family of toxic “forever chemicals” that have polluted bases across the country. Senators pointed to mixed results in some communities. The cost for clearing chemicals such as perfluorinated carboxylic acid, or PFAS, used in firefighting foam was cited by Air Force Secretary […]

A massive group of health care, chemical and defense companies urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to revive their recovery claim against a slew of other companies over costs associated with the cleanup of long-accumulated contamination at a California Superfund site, arguing that their claim isn’t time-barred. During oral arguments, E. Joshua Rosenkranz of Orrick Herrington […]

A second person has died in Washington state and five more people have tested positive with the novel coronavirus, health officials said Sunday. Four of the new cases, including the second death, are among residents of a long-term nursing facility where officials have been investigating a possible outbreak of coronavirus. Read more.…

Robin Andrews of Pedricktown, New Jersey, has been fighting an autoimmune disease and thyroid condition for the past three years, suffering severe dental problems, hair loss and other symptoms. All, she believes, are the result of exposure to drinking water tainted by a group of chemicals called PFAS, used widely for decades in products like […]

Two more wells near Dover Air Force Base have been found to have possible high levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), dangerous chemicals which are contained in firefighting foam. The U.S. Air Force and Dover Air Force Base have notified Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) that preliminary results […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached settlements with three Massachusetts construction companies, which ensures they will come into compliance with stormwater regulations to reduce pollution from runoff. Under the settlements, the three companies will also pay fines and follow the terms of their permits for discharging stormwater. Read more.…

Congressman Dan Kildee announced that the Air Force will allocate $13.5 million to address PFAs around a former Air Force Base in Oscoda. The funding comes from the $60 million that congress recently provided the Department of Defense to spend to address PFAs contamination at decommissioned bases around the country. Last month, a group of Michigan […]

Adding to its $1.4 billion already spent on cleaning up former mining sites near Butte, Montana, Atlantic Richfield Company agreed Tuesday to pay another $28 million for mining cleanup costs in Anaconda, Montana. Anaconda is just 25 miles from Butte, which for over a century has been billed as “The Richest Hill on Earth” for […]

For the first time since Minnesota reached its historic $850 million settlement with 3M Co. over the toxic “forever chemicals” polluting ground­water in the east metro, the state has put dollar estimates on the potential fixes being developed. The $700 million available to spend on cleaning drinking water and restoring damaged natural resources does not […]

Citizens in the City of Juliette are gearing up for a fight over access to clean water. They believe that coal ash from Georgia Power’s Plant Scherer has contaminated their groundwater supply and have now taken their battle to lawmakers at the State Capitol. Read more.…