PFAS

The Williamstown, Massachusetts select board has voted against backing a controversial sludge composting plan.

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A sewage plan in Williamstown, Massachusetts has sparked debate over environmental concerns around so-called forever chemicals.

After PFAS contamination was first detected more than a decade ago, the Village of Hoosick Falls is now celebrating a new water supply.

A new report released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act claims toxic landfill pollution threatens drinking water in 19 New York communities.

As the dangers and long-term effects of PFAS come more into focus, detection for the so-called “forever chemicals” remains paramount, but also costly. It’s a hurdle researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is looking to clear.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on the federal government to provide the Environmental Protection Agency with $20 million to regulate toxic chemicals that contaminate water supplies.

The Columbia County Village of Valatie is hoping to receive federal money to address PFAS contamination in its drinking water supply.

A PFAS-contaminated landfill in the small town of New Lebanon, New York will close thanks to $2 million in the recently-signed state budget.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set new maximum contaminant levels for toxic chemicals that have tainted water supplies for millions of Americans, including several Northeast communities. Advocates are cheering the new protections against so-called PFAS compounds.