On February 21, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the comment deadline for the January 17, 2025, ...

Chennai: Rejecting IIT Madras' findings, govt asserted that Chennai's drinking water sources, including lakes, are free from ...

The agency noted there also is a pre-existing statewide advisory for all freshwater finfish and shellfish caught in ...

Researchers at UNH used a newly designed skimmer to test samples of foam formed on the top of local waterways for the ...

EPA officials are seeking comments from the community on the proposed plan to remediate the Lane Plating Superfund site in ...

Is it safe to keep using nonstick pans once they’ve been scratched? Here’s what the experts say. What You Should Know About ...

Bacteria could well be our allies in the fight against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), these so-called forever pollutants. A team from the University of Buffalo has discovered a ...

The U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency will sample more than 400 private wells before the end of the month.

In 2021, the Japanese government banned the manufacturing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), which are typical PFAS and are often found in products such as ...

An expert advisory panel for the Environment Ministry has endorsed a policy to establish “water quality standards” for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS, under the water ...

Now, scientists are turning to a microscopic ally to make these chemicals a little less “forever.” In April of 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency labeled a highly persistent PFAS known as ...