Recent news stories

Humans have boosted atmospheric mercury concentrations sevenfold by Rebecca Dzombak, Eos, 3 November 2023.

Forever Chemicals and Cancer Risk by Susan Cosier, Chicago Health Magazine, September 27, 2023.

PFAS 'forever chemicals' in drinking water: An explainer and research roundup by Rachel Layne, August 9, 2023.

Power Sector Pollution Targeted by New Regulations from the US Environmental Protection Agency by Karen Palmer and Matt Fleck for Resources, June 19, 2023.

Progress is Overshadowed: Despite National Progress, two Mercury Emissions Hotspots Remain by Amber Gibson for List23, June 16, 2023.

Waterproof Mascara Ingredients that May Make You Think Twice Before Using it Again by Dinniah Bartholomew for Glam, June 4, 2023.

Ignoring a Key Contaminant Source in the EPA's PFAS Rules by Jessica Lucas for List123, June 4, 2023

Forever chemicals are an underestimated source of water contamination by Andrei Ionescu for Earth, May 18, 2023

The EPA's Proposed PFAS Regulation Ignore A Major Source of Drinking Water Contamination by Joseph Winters for Grist, May 18, 2023.

Sociodemographic Disparities in Drinking Water PFAS Exposures by Megan Craig for AZO CleanTech, May 16, 2023.

Communities of color disproportionately exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water: study by Sharon Udasin for The Hill, May 16, 2023.

Black and Latino communities more likely to have harmful PFA levels in water: Study. ABC News discussing article by Jahred Liddie, May 15, 2023

Communities of color disproportionately exposed to PFAS in drinking water, study says by Jacob Knutson for Axios, May 15, 2023

Study: Toxic contamination at Joint Base Cape Cod could persist for centuries by Barbara Moran for WBUR, May 15, 2023.

Mercury’s Journey from Coal-Burning Power Plants to Your Plate: The EPA wants to lower people’s exposure to this potent neurotoxin by going after the pollutant’s biggest source. May 2, 2023 by Susan Cosier for NRDC News and Commentary.

Our sewage often becomes fertilizer. Problem is, it's tainted with PFAS by Barbara Moran for WBUR, March 30, 2023.

'Forever Chemicals' Deserve Far More EPA Scrutiny by F.D. Flam for Bloomberg News, March 18, 2023.

EPA cracks down on 'forever chemicals' in tap water: What PFAS are, where they are, and why they're harmful by Morgan McFall-Johnsen for Business Insider, March 14, 2023.

What does PFAS do to the body? by Gabrielle Emmanuel for WBUR, March 13, 2023.

PFAS expert tips: How to reduce your exposure to harmful ‘forever chemicals’PFAS expert tips: How to reduce your exposure to harmful ‘forever chemicals’ by Gabrielle Emmanuel for New Hampshire Public Radio, February 23, 2023.

Freshwater fish found to have high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ by Gabrielle Emmanuel for WBUR, January 17, 2023.

Toxic "forever chemicals" found in U.S. farmland soil by Roxana Saberi for CBS News, May 2, 2023.

How worried should you be about mercury in your tuna? by Lauren Kirchner for Consumer Reports, February 9, 2023.

 

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