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NH Delegation Welcomes $7.6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Improve Drinking Water Systems in New Hampshire
Policy
5 Sep 2023
U.S. Congresspeople Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Annie Kuster, and Chris Pappas that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is receiving $7,640,000 in fiscal year 2023 bipartisan infrastructure law funding to address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing PFAS.
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PFAS levels in ground and air could be higher than expected, research suggests
News
26 May 2023 | The Guardian
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in New Hampshire soil samples raise questions about food and water pollution.
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Tracing the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body
News
17 Feb 2023 | WBUR
Stacks of boxes line the front hall of Wendy Thomas’ house in Merrimack, New Hampshire, not far from the Massachusetts border. Inside each box are jugs of water that she relies on daily.
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US military accused of obstruction over cancer linked to ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
15 Feb 2023
Families fight for benefits after victims allegedly developed cancer from drinking water tainted by toxic PFAS at New Hampshire base.
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Concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Paired Maternal Plasma and Human Milk in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort
Science
27 Dec 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
Maternal PFOA and PFOS serum concentrations correlated with milk concentrations, and while milk concentrations were lower, about 6.5% of infants were estimated to be exposed to enough PFAS via milk to have long-term health impacts.
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‘They all knew’: textile company misled regulators about use of toxic PFAS, documents show
News
5 Aug 2022 | The Guardian
A French industrial fabric producer that poisoned drinking water supplies with PFAS “forever chemicals” across 65 sq miles of southern New Hampshire misled regulators about the amount of toxic substance it used.
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Risk of Cancer in a Community Exposed to Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances
Science
20 Feb 2022 | Environ Health Insights
Merrimack residents experienced a significantly higher risk of at least 4 types of cancer between 2005 and 2014 which may be linked to PFAS-contaminated drinking water.
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New Hampshire town polluted with PFAS has elevated cancer rates
News
14 Feb 2022 | The Intercept
Residents of a New Hampshire town where drinking water was contaminated with the industrial compounds known as PFAS have elevated rates of several cancers compared to the national average and compared to several nearby communities that were not contaminated with the chemicals, according to a study published today.
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Formidable legal bar shields military from PFAS lawsuits
News
27 Jan 2022 | The Hill
This is the third in a four-part series.
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Why PFAS are so Impervious, and Who is Most at Risk from Forever Chemicals
News
9 Dec 2021 | PBS
Miles O'Brien looks at the impact they've had in one community in New Hampshire.
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PFAS Polluter Agrees to Pay $13M for Dover’s New Water Treatment Plant
News
8 Dec 2021 | Fosters Daily Democrat
New England Metal Recycling Inc., which polluted city aquifers with harmful PFAS contaminants, has agreed to pay for the construction and operation of a new city water treatment facility.
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N.H. Senator Maggie Hassan introduces bill to ban PFAS in food wrappers
Policy
18 Nov 2021
Hassan’s new legislation would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit food packaging containing “intentionally added PFAS.”
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Exposed to Contaminated Water at Pease? Health Officials Urge Signing Up for Health Study
News
16 Nov 2021 | Portsmouth Herald
The information from the Pease Study will be compiled with results from seven different sites across the U.S. where people were exposed to drinking water contaminated by PFAS.
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UConn Team To Study National Impacts of Emerging Water Pollutants
News
14 Sep 2021 | CT Insider
The purpose of the study will be to examine the polluting effects of contaminants of emerging concern.
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Sununu Signs PFAS Water Protection Bills for New Hampshire
News
26 Aug 2021 | Washington Examiner
This will allow New Hampshire private property owners to sue polluters, set new rules on small groundwater withdrawals, and establish maximum contaminant limits for PFAS.