In the case of the other two compounds, Olson says the EPA can’t legally extend the deadline for utilities to comply. The ...

Some measures that made it through before midnight dealt with jail bonds, an unconstitutional ban on gay sex, and the ...

Despite the rollback, officials with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) are proud of its Sweeney Water Treatment ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to roll back regulations on pollutants known as "forever chemicals" in the nation's drinking water. It comes against the backdrop of a senate ...

Preliminary testing shows some firefighters had elevated levels of so called "forever chemicals" in their blood after the ...

PFAS, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are a group of 15,000 highly toxic, synthetic chemicals resistant ...

On Wednesday, the agency said it plans to weaken limits on harmful “forever chemicals” — roughly a year after the Biden administration finalized national standards.

The last House bill to squeak by was authored by Democrat Erin Gamez, creating a grant program for economic development and ...

House lawmakers cheered, jumped to their feet and embraced as the clock struck midnight on a critical legislative deadline, ...

Based on years of research, EPA scientists concluded in 2022 there is no safe level of exposure to either chemical.

A major investigation has detected high-level contamination of highly toxic, synthetic chemicals in water, which might be the ...