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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives want to block any action to protect farms, dairies, and ranches from exposure to toxic PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contained within ...
The Waterkeeper Alliance report found levels of 'forever chemicals' were higher below sewer plants and sludge fields ...
The Biden administration warned of "forever chemicals" exposure via farm fertilizer. The lack of federal action has spawned a ...
"This issue should and could have been sorted out years ago." Advocates demand action on 'sewage sludge' issue on farmlands: 'This can't be allowed to continue' first appeared on The Cool Down.
Tools to address PFAS pollution are limited. Here's what researchers are learning about how these chemicals travel through ...
In their appropriations bill, House Republicans take a whack at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget, proposing to slash its funding by 23 percent. While dramatic, the cut is still ...
Forever chemicals are a threat to public health. They can sicken people who regularly eat fish tainted by the chemicals or drink water with forever chemical pollution. A new study found one SC river ...
More than two-thirds of the sewage sludge produced in Florida ends up on lands in the St. Johns River Basin. This disparity ...
Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill funding a study of the "forever chemical" PFAS in agricultural fields fertilized with sewage sludge. “Oregonians across the state share a growing awareness and ...
The frigid waters that surround Antarctica may be inhospitable to human inhabitance, but they are churning with the manmade relics of toxic chemical production, a new study has found. Certain ...
A South Carolina river has been found to be one the most contaminated with toxic forever chemicals of any waterway nationally, according to a study of rivers in 19 states.
Forever chemicals' toxic cousin: MCCPs detected in U. S. air for first time. ScienceDaily . Retrieved July 12, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 06 / 250617014222.htm ...