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EPA proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS hazardous substances under CERCLA. The public comment period for the CERCLA PFAS proposed rule closed November 7, 2022, EPA will review comments have the opportunity to determine whether to modify rule before issuing final rule.

“It doesn't take a lot of PFAS in your body to cause harm. And the harm that PFAS causes is pretty extensive," said a pediatrician and anti-fracking group leader.

EPA’s contaminant list final version first step in Safe Drinking Water Act regulatory process, will allow EPA to begin assessment into any of 12,000 PFAS whether should be included in drinking water enforceable limit. EPA announced Final Fifth Contaminant Candidate List CCL 5.

Cancer-linked “forever chemicals” are contaminating a broad assortment of pet food packaging and textiles made for babies and toddlers, a new investigation has found. These toxins — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — are common ingredients in children’s and pet product coatings, and can wear off as dust over time, according to the Environmental Working…

Rose Daily has led local sustainability projects from the Keweenaw Peninsula to Costa Rica. In this guest blog, the environmental engineering grad and current Ph.D. student shares what led her to the United Nations climate change summit as a member of Michigan Tech’s delegation.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA will hold a webinar on November 1, 2022, on a new research funding opportunity, Developing and Demonstrating Nanosensor Technology to Detect, Monitor, and Degrade Pollutants.

Research has revealed that Cape Fear gators have exposure to high levels of PFAS or forever chemicals, which caused adverse effects on their immune system.

Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted for establishing drinking water standards for PFOA at 14 parts per trillion and PFOS at 18 ppt. The Pennsylvania PFAS drinking water standard will require water companies and municipalities to regularly monitor water for PFAS.

At Monday night’s Somerset City Council Meeting, a boisterous larger-than-usual crowd filled the small Council Chambers. Towards the end of the meeting, the one-sided crowd voiced their concerns about the