Source: https://news4sanantonio.com, September 6, 2019 By: April Molina An escalating crisis over the toxic “Forever Chemicals” is getting attention on a national level. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) have been used at military bases in the foam used to extinguish aircraft fires since 1970. Read more.

Source: https://www.theintell.com, September 6, 23019 By: Kyle Bagenstose It’s been five years since the military first discovered widespread PFAS contamination at bases in Bucks and Montgomery counties, but the chemicals continue to pollute the aquifer and waterways like Park Creek and the Little Neshaminy. We asked more than half a dozen experts a simple question: […]

Source: https://www.wmicentral.com, September 3, 2019 By: Barbara Bruce The Arizona Department of Environmental (ADEQ) held an open public meeting at Timber Mesa Fire District on August 6 for the Highway 260 and Johnson Lane Site Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF). In 2015, a sampling of groundwater detected tetrachloroethene […]

Source: https://www.pennlive.com, September 5, 2019 By: Travis Kellar Crews are cleaning up concrete that police say was spilled on an stretch of Route 22 in Dauphin County. A concrete truck driver unintentionally released the chute on the rear of the truck on Route 22 eastbound in the area of Route 39 (Zion Church Road) at […]

Source: https://www.thegazette.com, September 2, 2019 By: Thomas Friestad The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has required Iowa City officials to install monitoring wells to determine the extent of “legacy” groundwater contaminants dating back decades at Chauncey Swan Park. Multiple volatile organic chemicals, or VOCs, turned up in underground samples taken from the park, some in concentrations higher than permitted under Iowa law, […]

Source: https://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com, August 30, 2019 By: Rachel Scharf Six out of the 10 town fields tested last week showed low levels of contaminated soil. The town announced results from Aug. 22-23 tests Friday night, saying they will remediate contaminated sites despite notice from experts that the levels detected are not dangerous. Read more.

Source: https://www.ocregister.com, August 30, 2019 By: Martin Wisckol Wells of nearly two dozen Southern California water agencies have reportable levels of PFAS, a chemical family increasingly linked to cancer, liver and kidney damage, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, low fertility, low birth weight and ulcerative colitis. Six of those agencies have shut down wells in the […]

Source: https://www.mlive.com, August 29, 2019 By: Paula Gardner One year after warnings about PFAS in the Huron River shocked Southeast Michigan, communities along the waterway are still fighting to eliminate all sources of contamination. A major industrial polluter dramatically reduced its PFAS flowing into the river, but many concerns – and the investigation into additional sources of […]

Source: https://www.newscentermaine.com, August 29, 2019 By: Vivien Leigh A state task force wants to find out if farm land across Maine is at risk for contamination from so-called ‘forever chemicals’. PFAS is a class of industrial chemicals used to make household goods to fire fighting foam. The chemicals have been linked to serious health problems […]

Source: https://thenevadaindependent.com, August 29, 2019 Byu: Daniel Rothberg It took nearly two decades of legal wrangling, but workers have started to clean a Las Vegas groundwater plume that was caused by the improper disposal of a dry-cleaning chemical known as perchloroethylene, or perc. The groundwater cleanup began on June 19. Read more.

Source: https://www.reformer.com, August 28, 2019 By: Jim Therrien Residents seeking damages over PFOA contamination of groundwater in an area around former ChemFab Corp. plants in Bennington have won another round in their suit against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics. U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford has ruled that the suit can go forward as a class action.  […]

Source: https://www.wamc.org, August 27, 2019 By: Pat Bradley A federal judge says a civil lawsuit filed by Vermont residents seeking damages from PFOA contamination in their Bennington neighborhood can proceed as a class-action lawsuit. U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford ruled that the suit against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, which means qualified property owners can join […]