PFAS

PFAS News Roundup: How ‘forever chemicals’ affect the human body

PFAS News Roundup: How ‘forever chemicals’ affect the human body

ByGreat Lakes Now

PFAS News Roundup: How ‘forever chemicals’ affect the human body

Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

 

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Michigan

EGLE establishes new surface water values for two additional PFAS chemicals — State of Michigan

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has set human health water quality parameters, which measure the maximum substance concentrations before adverse health effects.

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PFAS News Roundup: Push to find ‘forever chemicals’ replacements in manufacturing

PFAS News Roundup: Push to find ‘forever chemicals’ replacements in manufacturing

ByGreat Lakes Now

PFAS News Roundup: Push to find ‘forever chemicals’ replacements in manufacturing

Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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Michigan

Michigan State University to host PFAS symposium: Educating farmers on forever chemicals — WWMT

Michigan State University is hosting an upcoming symposium to educate farmers on the impact of PFAS.

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PFAS News Roundup: Ridding groundwater of ‘forever chemicals’ with ultrasound, increasing PFAS monitoring in rivers

PFAS News Roundup: Ridding groundwater of ‘forever chemicals’ with ultrasound, increasing PFAS monitoring in rivers

ByGreat Lakes Now

PFAS News Roundup: Ridding groundwater of ‘forever chemicals’ with ultrasound, increasing PFAS monitoring in rivers

Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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Illinois

Forever Chemicals and Cancer Risk — Chicago Health Magazine

The managing partner at a Chicago-based law firm started getting calls from firefighters last year: men and women with kidney, prostate, and bladder cancers.

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PFAS News Roundup: Can we get rid of ‘forever chemicals’?

PFAS News Roundup: Can we get rid of ‘forever chemicals’?

ByGreat Lakes Now

PFAS News Roundup: Can we get rid of ‘forever chemicals’?

Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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Indiana

What to do if there are PFAS in your Indiana drinking water — Louisville Public Media

So far, Indiana Department of Emergency Management has found unhealthy levels of PFAS in 19 drinking water utilities.

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Clock ticks for water utilities to join national PFAS settlements

Clock ticks for water utilities to join national PFAS settlements

ByGreat Lakes Now

Clock ticks for water utilities to join national PFAS settlements

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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State of Michigan sues Gerald R. Ford Airport Authority for PFAS pollution

State of Michigan sues Gerald R. Ford Airport Authority for PFAS pollution

ByGreat Lakes Now

State of Michigan sues Gerald R. Ford Airport Authority for PFAS pollution

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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PFAS News Roundup: Impact of PFAS on farming, proposed cuts to the EPA

PFAS News Roundup: Impact of PFAS on farming, proposed cuts to the EPA

ByGreat Lakes Now

PFAS News Roundup: Impact of PFAS on farming, proposed cuts to the EPA

Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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Illinois
Farmer Claiming PFAS Pollution From Mine Sent to Arbitration — Bloomberg Law News

An Illinois appellate court on Friday ordered a dispute between a farmer and a mining company over alleged water pollution from firefighting foam used to extinguish a fire at a mining operation be settled in arbitration, reversing a lower court decision.

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Pentagon to address PFAS at Wurtsmith base near Oscoda

Pentagon to address PFAS at Wurtsmith base near Oscoda

ByGreat Lakes Now

Pentagon to address PFAS at Wurtsmith base near Oscoda

By Mike Wilkinson, Bridge Michigan

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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PFAS News Roundup: Clermont County village files lawsuit over forever chemicals, home testing kits debut in Chicago

PFAS News Roundup: Clermont County village files lawsuit over forever chemicals, home testing kits debut in Chicago

ByGreat Lakes Now

PFAS News Roundup: Clermont County village files lawsuit over forever chemicals, home testing kits debut in Chicago

Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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Illinois

Home Water Quality Testing Kits For Lead, Copper And PFAS To Debut In Chicago — Forbes

The National Science Foundation is backing a pilot study by Northwestern University to develop and distribute water quality testing kits to Chicago-area residents.

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