Items Tagged with 'PFAS policy'

A new bill in Maine's legislature would require health insurers to cover blood tests for PFAS exposure, potentially helping thousands of residents in contaminated areas access critical health screening.

The New Mexico Environment Department's latest study shows PFAS levels soaring up to 1,600 times higher than EPA's drinking water standards.

For residents of Johnson County, the wait for federal assistance continues as local officials work to address what they describe as an unprecedented environmental disaster.

"PFAS concentrations were high in the foams even if the concentrations in the water were relatively low," researchers say.

Kris Hansen speaks out against her former employer 3M, alleging they knowingly put profits over public safety for decades.

New York tops the list, with a staggering 53.3% of its population – over 10.5 million people – served by water systems with health-based or acute PFAS violations.

Public employees, Crown Electrokinetics and more weigh in on what the election results mean for remediation professionals.

Attending the RemTEC and Emerging Contaminant Summit for the first time, Stockholm University Professor Ian Cousins gave a keynote on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) uses and alternatives.

“EPA has one of the weakest Scientific Integrity Policy in government and its latest revision will add little of substance,” said Pacific PEER Director Jeff Ruch.