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Michigan has reached its first settlement in a series of lawsuits over PFAS contamination.
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If you like rainbow smelt from Michigan lakes, you may want to limit how many servings you eat. The state has recently updated its fish consumption guidelines to account for PFAS chemicals in smelt and carp.
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A recent study found that PFAS - or toxic “forever chemicals” - in Lake Michigan coho salmon, chinook salmon, lake trout, and rainbow trout can accumulate and be passed down to fish embryos.
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Exactly one year ago, the EPA announced its PFAS Strategic Roadmap. The roadmap set goals to address PFAS at the federal level. So far, most of the agencies involved have held up their promises, but there’s still more work ahead.
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A group of researchers wants to make it easier for scientists to get a better picture of when events like flooding might occur.
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The EPA’s new health advisories show that PFAS are more dangerous than previously thought, which may spur more regulation and accountability of the toxic “forever chemicals.”
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The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water pose health risks even at levels so low they cannot currently be detected.
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Hundreds of residents of a township near the Grand Rapids airport could be connected to the city of Grand Rapids drinking water system soon.
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Members of Michigan’s congressional delegation called for federal limits on PFAS in drinking water during a panel discussion Monday.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are man-made chemicals found in everything from firefighting foam to some nonstick pans.