The state limit for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, a type of PFAS that goes by the acronym PFOA, is 14 parts per trillion. The East Berlin system averaged 18 parts per trillion. Currently, the EPA is not ...

Big cities more often find 'forever chemicals' in their drinking water, but some small towns are reporting eye-popping levels ...

PFAS or “forever chemicals” are discovered in 11 Tri-State locations, and two of them are over the limit set by the EPA. The chemicals are long lasting, ...

New data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows that most of the United States’ water supply is contaminated with ...

The following public water systems in Kentucky were found to have "forever chemical" levels over the EPA limit: Georgetown: 1.5x the limit. Cynthiana: 3.8x the limit. Williamsburg: 1.1x the limit.

NMPF and other major agriculture organizations are standing against a draft risk assessment the EPA created as part of the agency’s effort to protect communities from PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Water system experts say current treatment methods are effective at getting PFAS out of drinking water — but that the price ...

Using water treatment to remove the PFAS is expensive. Gavin said it would cost about $20 million just for the infrastructure ...

No PFAS were on the EPA’s “toxic release inventory,” a public database that tracks the production and emission of chemicals across the country, before 2020.

PFAS are "widely used, long lasting chemicals, components of which break down very slowly over time." Here's where levels are ...

Big cities more often find 'forever chemicals' in their drinking water, but some small towns are reporting eye-popping levels ...