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How to filter PFAS out of your tap water

A new report finds almost 50% of tap water contains PFAS. Here’s what you can do to reduce it from your drinking supply.
By Zoë Read/WHYY

A train carrying hazardous materials plunges into Yellowstone River after bridge fails

The train cars were carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur

By Claudia Lauer/The Associated Press

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EPA proposes first limits on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ for public drinking water

While states like Pennsylvania and New Jersey have already set PFAS limits for public water systems, the EPA proposal is more restrictive and would apply nationwide.
By Zoë Read/WHYY

People in Bucks and Montgomery County learn more about their exposure to the toxic chemicals in PFAS study

More than 1,000 people have had their blood tested for the so-called “forever chemicals” to help scientists understand more about the health effects of the class of chemicals found in several products.

By Zoë Read/WHYY

DEP: Number of polluted waterways in Pa. up

Compared to 2020
By Scott LaMar/WITF
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