Wisconsin launches grant programs to address PFAS contamination

Gov. Tony Evers and state environmental regulators announced the launch of new grant programs Tuesday to help communities and private well owners address PFAS contamination.










Paracetamol, ibuprofen, carbamazepine, diclofenac, and other pharmaceuticals are being found in the Baltic Sea. Researchers say changing how some medicines are prescribed, used, and disposed of could help reduce the flow.


Democrat Rob Bonta is preparing to fight the presidentβs rollback of a regulatory keystone on climate.


Paper raises questions about safety of food and other products as early onset breast cancer rates surge worldwide.


For children growing up in South Africaβs farming communities, exposure to pesticides may not end when the tractors leave the fields.


More than 90 percent of the estimated oil pollution in the oceans occurs within national waters β including in protected areas.




A cancer-linked pesticide banned in more than 60 countries around the world contaminates an estimated 25% of river and stream miles in the lower 48 U.S. states, including many waterways used for drinking water, according to a new analysis.








Chemours , DuPont, and Corteva on Thursday reached a $455 million settlement with North Carolina and 11 local entities over PFAS contamination claims tied to Chemours' Fayetteville Works plant and other historical discharges.


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