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

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

On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful “forever chemicals” in ...

The change from the federal agency does not affect the state’s efforts to continue work already underway to reduce levels of PFAS at contaminated sites, the state’s director of drinking water ...

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

Two historical petrol tanker fires are the likely source of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ in the Blue Mountains drinking ...

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 ...

A new study examined associations between diet, drinking water, and 'legacy' PFAS -- chemicals that were phased out of production in the US in the 2000s -- with blood samples from California residents ...

The chemicals have been linked to increased risk of cancer, high blood pressure, and other health issues for those exposed.

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

Dangerous "forever chemicals" have lingered for decades in drinking water in the picturesque Blue Mountains and have been ...