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Nearly a year after a city well was shut down due to PFAS contamination, Stillwater residents will soon see the first official notice from the government of the problem — a delay that's drawn criticism from former Gov. Arne Carlson. In a letter to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), Carlson called it "stunning" that people weren't informed sooner. "This goes well beyond careless ...
The grass may be greener if it's made of synthetic turf, but some communities are raising concerns about "forever chemicals" that may be found in many of the faux fields. "Think about the wisdom of putting down acres of plastic in the year 2024... and then allowing athletes to go play on that for hours a week," Dr. Kyla Bennett, director of science policy for advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), told ABC News. A number of synthetic turf fields in use today are believed to be made with plastic that may contain chemical substances pe...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency hasn't made final decisions on key documents in its review that could address longstanding water quality concerns. Those include West Virginia's list of impaired waters and a Chemours plan to address PFAS discharges at its Washington Works facility in Wood County.
WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Select Board interviewed four candidates for town manager during meetings on Tuesday, March 12 and Wednesday, March 13. They first interviewed Andrew MacLean and Clancy Main
Huge amounts of PFAS come from wastewater treatment plants, new study finds.