The EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for five types of PFAS chemicals, and nearly 50 of Texas public water systems that have reported thus far have reported exceeding the new limits for at least one - including at least one system in the Texas Panhandle and High Plains area.
Columbus City Utilities is taking steps to prepare for new federal limits on long-lasting and highly toxic chemicals that are linked to cancer and other illnesses and were detected in the city’s lone water source last year. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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The 27 water systems identified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment as exceeding the new standards range in size from Thornton, which serves about 155,000 customers, to Dawn of Hope Ranch, a religious retreat in Teller County that serves 55 people.
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a rule setting enforceable maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in drinking water for five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS. The EPA concluded that there is no level of exposure for two of the compounds, PFOS and PFOA, without risk of harm to human health. The EPA set
A resident in Iota says she's experiencing water issues that are causing health problems, and money.
MORNING NEWSBREAK | S.C. Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver is recommending that state school districts disregard new federal rules that would expanded the definition of sex discrimination under Title IX to protect gay, lesbian and transgender (LGBTQ) students. Weaver wrote in a memo that frames herself as a defender of S.C. schools from “divisive distractions […]
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S.C. Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver is recommending that state school districts disregard new federal rules that would expand the definition of sex discrimination under Title IX to protect gay, lesbian and transgender (LGBTQ) students. Casting herself as a defender of S.C. schools from “divisive distractions from Washinngton,” Weaver wrote in a memo that she expects the […]
A new rule in California aims to limit health care price increases to just 3% each year
A new rule in California aims to limit health care price increases to just 3% each year
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new rule in California aims to limit health care price increases to just 3% each year. The Health Care Affordability Board approved the rule on Wednesday. It sets a statewide cost growth target of 3% each year. The Office of Health Care Affordability would gather