On January 14, 2025, EPA released for public comment its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS). This draft risk assessment ...
POWNAL, VT >> Vermont environmental officials will test private wells within one mile of a Route 346 site for the potentially harmful chemical PFOA, according to an announcement from Gov. Peter ...
Chemfab, which was purchased by Saint-Gobain in 2000, produced chemical-coated fabrics in its North Bennington facility until 2002. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Some 263 Bennington-area ...
PETERSBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The Town of Petersburgh has filed a lawsuit against several companies they allege are responsible for bring PFOA-containing materials into the community. The suit comes as ...
Poestenkill residents are reaching out to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, demanding answers about PFOA, or Perfluorooctanoic Acid, contamination in their community. The ...
We’re getting a better idea of the scope of the chemical PFOA In Poestenkill’s water. For months, NewsChannel 13 has been telling you about testing to figure out where the chemical is coming from and ...
Newly released EPA data show more towns in the U.S. have PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' in their water. See what it shows ...
The source of the contamination is unknown, but a 2015 chemical plant fire is being considered as a possibility. Customers are advised that the levels are not an immediate risk but should speak with ...
HOOSICK FALLS, NY >> The head school official wants the district to be more involved when results of PFOA blood tests are released. Hoosick Falls Central School District Superintendent Ken Facin said ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has detected perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in 10 samples of canned smoked clams from China. Two of the samples contained about 20 ppb PFOA, which the FDA says is ...