New EPA data show more towns have PFAS in their water. Is yours one?
By Austin Fast | USA Today | August 15, 2025

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"Shane Pepe knows exactly how his town's drinking water came to be polluted with the "forever chemicals" it recently reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The borough manager in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, points to a firefighter training facility as the source of contamination that averaged 32 times the federal limit over the past year. For decades, fire-extinguishing foams containing PFAS seeped into the local aquifer during training exercises.
"While our firefighters are practicing to save your life, they had no idea that at the same time the water system was getting poisoned," he said."
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