Entries Tagged PFAS

The emerging concern of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in our nation's water sources has gained the attention of water and wastewater...

Nearly 100 people packed a room at the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus recently, overlooking the world’s best-studied lake,...

Entry 244306Gary Hallinan — the former superintendent of the Oswego (New York) Wastewater Treatment Plant — has pleaded guilty in federal court...

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) recently issued an alert updating its members about concerns over biosolids and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In recent...

Entry 244381A wastewater treatment facility in Phenix City, Alabama, lost power and suffered significant damage in its offices and lab during a...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) recently announced they have...

Entry 244424Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility has announced it is shutting down a drinking water well in an effort to protect customers from...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler recently announced the agency’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan. The plan responds...

Entry 244474An exclusive report by Politico claims the federal Environmental Protection Agency will not regulate perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an updated way to test for an additional four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

Entry 244599Michigan State University scientists are working to develop remediation techniques for wastewater contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and are...

Entry 244691The former water systems operator for Hounsfield, New York, is accused of stealing water from the same town he served using...

Entry 244703To avoid making the same mistakes as Flint, Michigan, the city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, is taking precautions almost five years in...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the next three community engagement events on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The EPA’s...