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The military is looking for PFAS pollution at N.C. bases, but cleaning it up will take decades
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9 Feb 2022 | North Carolina Public Radio
The Department of Defense is testing hundreds of military sites around the country, including dozens in North Carolina, for contamination from PFAS.
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No eating eggs from hens ‘in the whole of Flanders, Belgium’ due to PFAS contamination
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7 Feb 2022 | The Brussels Times
Due to pollution from a 3M factory in the neighbourhood of Zwijndrecht in Antwerp, the government advised people living within a certain radius of the plant to stop eating eggs and vegetables from their hens and gardens.
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Hazardous “forever chemicals” used in Colorado for fracking, report says
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7 Feb 2022 | The Denver Post
Physicians for Social Reponsibility’s report on Colorado follows 2021 look at drilling in six other states.
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Advisory warns of PFAS in beef from Michigan cattle farm
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28 Jan 2022 | MLive
Beef from a southeast Michigan cattle farm contains unsafe levels of toxic PFAS chemicals traced to the application of wastewater biosolids as fertilizer on fields used to grow feed crops.
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Past toxics cases set the stage for PFAS lawsuits
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28 Jan 2022 | The Hill
This is the last in a four-part series.
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Formidable legal bar shields military from PFAS lawsuits
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27 Jan 2022 | The Hill
This is the third in a four-part series.
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Maine farmers halt sales after finding ‘forever chemicals’ in soil and water
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26 Jan 2022 | Bangor Daily News
The well water tested at 400 times the state’s recommended threshold for contamination.
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As PFAS Cases Persist, Wisconsin Takes Baby Steps Toward Regulating the Forever Chemicals
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4 Jan 2022 | WUWM
The Department of Health Services proposed a combined 20 ppt standard for PFOA and PFAS that would apply to the ground, surface and drinking water.
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2022 begins with little progress on PFAS contamination
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3 Jan 2022 | WUWM
As of Dec. 29, the Department of Natural Resources reported 92 contamination sites.
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To Understand Health Effects of PFAS Polluted Water, Residents Submit Blood Samples
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15 Dec 2021 | North Carolina Health News
The 209 people tested in Pittsboro are part of the latest round of research being conducted to determine the extent to which North Carolina residents are being affected by the industrial pollution.
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Illinois EPA Proposes Groundwater Standards for Dangerous Chemicals
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13 Dec 2021 | KHAQ
The proposed rule includes new groundwater quality standards for five PFAS chemicals: PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFBS.
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Maine ‘Forever Chemicals’ Problem Has Now Spread to Chicken Eggs
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13 Dec 2021 | Bangor News
A second round of testing in March after the chickens had been switched over to treated, PFAS-free water, showed a significant drop in the eggs’ PFAS levels.
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PFAS Polluter Agrees to Pay $13M for Dover’s New Water Treatment Plant
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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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[EWG News] Decades Later, Plumes of ‘Forever Chemicals’ from Defense Installations Still Contaminate Nearby Wells
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7 Dec 2021 | EWG
PFAS concentrations measured at DOD installations are among the highest in the country, with some bases having concentrations in the millions of ppt.
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EGLE Kicks Off Great Lakes PFAS Summit
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6 Dec 2021 | Michigan Public Radio Network
The “Great Lakes Virtual PFAS Summit” is a week-long event where policymakers, environmentalists and researchers can learn about how to address the threat posed by PFAS.