According to the EPA, 140 public water systems in Illinois have tested positive for PFAS. An analysis of the PFAS data by the Environmental Working Group that includes the new testing results ...

As the dangers and long-term effects of PFAS come more into focus, detection for the so-called “forever chemicals” remains ...

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), commonly cited examples of Food Packaging that have historically contained PFAS substances include “grease-resistant paper, fast ...

EPA proposes to add the following individual substances to the list of chemicals subject to TRI reporting. Furthermore, the agency proposes identifying these PFAS as chemicals of special concern ...

So PFAs are basically carbon and fluoride ... So as of 2023, we had our Illinois EPA establish a take back program for firefighting foam, because if they're not using it, what do they do with ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting fifth and sixth grade writers and artists from around Illinois ...

Specifically, our guest talks about the EPA’s new PFAS Safe Drinking Water Final Rule, which mandates acceptable levels of PFAS in public water systems. This episode is based on a CLE webinar our ...

In the risk evaluation dated in September for a number of PFAS chemicals, the EPA determined there was “an unacceptable added risk” from accidental ingestion of surface water “from Berrys Brook, ...

For decades, chemical companies hid what they knew about PFAS from the public. More recently, impacted communities and advocates have brought the truth to light, and the EPA has finally taken two ...

While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established federal drinking water standards for six PFAS chemicals linked to adverse health outcomes, there are no federal guidelines for PFAS ...

PFAS can eventually build up in the environment and human bodies, increasing the risk of cancer and other serious health problems. Last year, the EPA began requiring thousands of water systems to test ...

Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority, a utility company based in the Carolinas, filed a lawsuit for alleged PFAS pollution ...