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EPA draft sludge risk assessment for PFAS: What it means for utilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment on January 14, 2025, for ...
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EPA Releases Long Awaited Risk Assessment of PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids
On January 14, 2025, the EPA released for public comment a risk assessment report evaluating the potential risks associated with land application ...
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EPA’s PFAS Regulations: What Real Estate Professionals Need to Know
In 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) took significant steps to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...
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Is Your Tap Water Safe? Here's How To Remove Toxic 'Forever Chemicals'
Pitcher, faucet, and fridge carbon filters are more accessible and cheaper than the other two options, but reverse osmosis ...
Navy agrees to more testing of private drinking wells near Grumman Calverton, sets open house
The Navy is holding an open house at the Residence Inn Long Island East End in Riverhead on Wednesday for residents to get ...
Port Washington, Westbury and Greenlawn water districts get $11.4 million to treat contamination, including PFAS
The Port Washington Water District and the Westbury Water District were each awarded $5 million to build granular activated ...
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As Mounting Evidence Suggests PFAS May Cause Cancer, Experts Call for More Action
A growing body of research suggests that exposure to PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," may increase a person's risk ...
Sewer sludge is dangerous to health, EPA says of biosolids and PFAS
Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic "forever" chemicals, a ...
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Port Washington, Westbury water districts get $5M grants from state
The Port Washington and Westbury water districts were awarded $5 million each from the state as part of a public health and ...
Colorado Newsline7d
More ‘forever chemical’ protections needed for Colorado farmlands and food
New information published by the Environmental Protection Agency this month revealed that dangerous amounts of the toxic chemical PFOS are spread across Colorado lands as fertilizer. The EPA’s new ...