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From Michigan to the Nation – A Groundwater Emergency
Furious and fearful, residents are asking a simple but urgent question: what’s in my water?
But PFAS are the tip of the spear for threats to groundwater in Michigan and nationally. Nitrates, industrial chemicals, and pathogens have been swept underground for decades — aquifers used as garbage cans. What else is in the groundwater? And what are the risks?
Collaborative Coverage
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Whitmer orders Michigan to set PFAS standards, setting up clash with GOP
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Gov. Snyder signs Michigan lame-duck bills opposed by environmentalists
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Republicans: Michigan shouldn’t regulate more strictly than Washington
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Michigan waited years to heed warnings on PFAS dangers, expert says
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Minnesota has fought PFAS for years. Here’s how its plan can help Michigan
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Infographic: Household Wells in the United States
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In Senate PFAS Hearing, Government Officials Say Regulatory Response Will Take Years
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Michigan’s Groundwater Emergency
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Groundwater: The Sixth Great Lake
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Michigan PFAS by the numbers: How much is unsafe?
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Remembering Michigan’s PBB Crisis
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Drip by Drip, Septic Systems Foul Michigan Waters
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Fastest-Growing Michigan County Reckons With Groundwater Pollution and Depletion
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Fear and Fury in Michigan Town Where Air Force Contaminated Water
Listen to H2O Catalyst
Additional Coverage
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Stacks of free bottled water sit at Parchment High School. Residents have been advised not to drink the tap water after tests showed it contained PFAS, a group of chemicals used in many products and as a flame retardant. Photo © Jim Malewitz/ Bridge
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Monitoring wells stand as silent sentinels on the grounds of a field used as a fire training site at Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Photo © Brett Walton / Circle of Blue
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Sticky foam rings a public beach near on Van Etten Lake near the shuttered Wurtsmith Air Force base. State environmental officials said it resembled foam that has tested positive for high levels of toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Photo © Jim Malewit/Bridge
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A truck similar to this one will be used to suck up toxic PFAS foam around parts of Oscoda, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said. (Photo courtesy of MDEQ)
PFAS and PFOS Across The Nation
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Congress Passes Defense Spending Bill That Includes Perfluorinated Chemicals Health Study
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New Jersey Sets First Binding State Limits for Perfluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Water
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EPA Investigates Chemical Contamination of North Carolina River
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Nonstick Chemicals Slipped Into Water, Causing Health, Environmental, Regulatory Mess
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Drinking Water Warning Issued for Nonstick Chemical
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Federal Agencies Plan to Investigate Links between PFAS Exposure and Viral Illness
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Who Pays? PFAS Lawsuits, Legislation Raise Question of Pollution Liability
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Michigan leads nation in PFAS. It will lead cleanups, too, U.S. reps say
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Whitmer orders Michigan to set PFAS standards, setting up clash with GOP
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EPA Says It Will Regulate Two PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
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Gov. Snyder signs Michigan lame-duck bills opposed by environmentalists
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As PFAS Lawsuits Proliferate, Legal Tactics Emerge
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Republicans: Michigan shouldn’t regulate more strictly than Washington
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Michigan waited years to heed warnings on PFAS dangers, expert says
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In Senate PFAS Hearing, Government Officials Say Regulatory Response Will Take Years
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