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President Biden released his fiscal year 2024 budget. According to Environmental Protection Agency EPA March 9 2023 press release budget requests over $12 billion in discretionary budget authority for EPA in FY 2024 $1.9 billion or 19 percent increase from FY 2023 enacted level.

Sam Wattrus ’16, Ph.D. ’22, becomes the first human developmental and regenerative biology concentrator to establish an independent research lab.

Implementation of two new enrivonmental laws collide

The CDC says PFAS may lead to increased health risks ranging from cancer to liver damage

Attorneys discuss PFAS and the unique challenges presented by the ubiquity of PFAS in society and how government and industry stakeholders can assess and respond to the long term adverse consequences. They look at MTBE similarities to PFAS and principles we can draw from that.

The Biden administration is finalizing the first federal limits on two compounds, PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water. These so-called ‘forever chemicals’ have been linked to numerous health effects.

The Air Force has disconnected foam firefighting systems at more than 1,000 facilities over concerns about cancer-causing chemicals.

Firefighters participating in the program will have their blood tested for PFAS to determine whether, and to what extent, elevated PFAS levels have negative health implications.

Massachusetts State Representative Kate Hogan says about continued widespread use of forever chemicals known as PFAS, that if we don't prevent it, all we're doing is identifying and cleaning up by making prevention as important as identification and cleanup.

The Barnstable Youth Commission, Barnstable High School Green Club, and Sturgis East Environmental Club will host an event, “PFAS and Your Community,” on Saturday, March 25. The event will begin