City officials are working on a plan of action after two water samples collected at its water treatment plant last November and December showed PFAS levels beyond the state of Illinois' tentative guidance level.
The July 2020 discovery of hazardous chemicals in soil and groundwater near a Solvay Specialty Polymers chemical plant resulted in the company reaching a settlement with the state.
J.D. Hock's heart sank in 2018, when the state of Michigan warned it was unsafe to eat deer harvested within a five-mile radius of Clark's Marsh in Oscoda Township. For decades, his family had hunted on property just outside the "do not eat" zone.
Many health experts and advocates say breastfeeding is the best choice for babies but the threat of passing on contamination from PFAS is prompting new questions.
More than 125 French Island residents have filed claims against the city of La Crosse for its role in the pollution of drinking water by a toxic group of chemicals.
An Aboriginal community has launched a class action against the Federal Government claiming chemical contamination on their land from Department of Defence operations has "destroyed" their livelihoods.
The New Mexico Environment Department has begun to address per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance, also known as PFAS, contamination on Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo and Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis.
Peshtigo residents have reached a $17.5 million settlement with Tyco Fire Products and two other companies over widespread PFAS contamination stemming from the use of firefighting foam in the Peshtigo and Marinette areas.
State agencies are assessing new data compiled by Colorado researchers that suggests a family of toxic chemicals could be reaching the state's vegetables - and thus its residents - through contaminated irrigation.
Jane Worthington moved her grandkids to protect them from oil and gas wells—but it didn't work. In US fracking communities, the industry's pervasiveness causes social strain and mental health problems.
"I was a total cheerleader for this industry at the beginning. Now I just want to make sure no one else makes the same mistake I did. It has ruined my life."
EHN.org scientific investigation finds western Pennsylvania families near fracking are exposed to harmful chemicals, and regulations fail to protect communities' mental, physical, and social health.
"Once they had the results of our study [families] felt like they had proof that these chemicals are in their air, their water, and making their way into their bodies."
