Associations endorse bill to hold PFAS polluters liable for cleanup
Five water sector associations representing drinking and clean water utility systems submitted a letter to Congress last week in support…
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New Hampshire rebuffs 3M’s attempt to move PFAS case to federal court
Recently, the State of New Hampshire, represented by Attorney General John Formella and a legal team led by Ken Sansone…
PFAS is Lining Up to be the Most Expensive Environmental Hazard in History
By Michael DiGiannantonio The U.S. EPA has released its proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane…
EPA to ‘aggressively confront’ PFAS with first-ever proposed standard
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per-…
AWWA selects recipient of prestigious research award
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has honored Dr. Detlef R. U. Knappe with its prestigious A.P. Black Research Award….
EPA: $2 billion in grants available to combat emerging contaminants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of $2 billion from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law…
Massachusetts town files suit over PFAS contamination
The Town of Wayland, Massachusetts, has announced it has filed a lawsuit against multiple manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)…
What 3M’s decision to stop making PFAS means for water providers
In December, 3M announced that it will stop making PFAS per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a group of thousands of chemicals…
Company says it can destroy PFAS chemicals forever
Aclarity, a PFAS destruction technology company, announced today that it has successfully destroyed PFAS chemicals at a customer’s site, at…
Colorado water district safeguards water supply from PFAS
The South Adams County Water and Sanitation District (District) in Commerce City, Colorado, is enhancing its water treatment process to…