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.
After years of analysis and debate, California regulators have adopted a nation-leading drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen found in water supplies across the state. The dangers of the toxic heavy metal, also known as chromium-6, became widely known in the 1990s after a court case that then-legal clerk Erin Brockovich helped develop against Pacific Gas & Electric for contaminating water in the town of Hinkley in the Mojave Desert. The story of tainted water in that...
FEATURE (THE CONVERSATION) — Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpet were all made possible by PFAS. But in recent years, the growing number of health risks found to be connected to these chemicals has become increasingly alarming. PFAS – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances […]
The EPA recently set new limits on the toxic chemicals used to make everything from nonstick pans to firefighting foam. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family.
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday classified two so-called "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances, meaning those responsible for releasing them will have to pay to clean up contamination.
Superfund law requires industries responsible for PFOA and PFOS contamination in water or soil to pay for cleanupThe Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds and require industries and others responsible for contamination to pay for their removal.Designation as a hazardous substance under the Superfund law...
Logan Paul and Prime are facing two class-action lawsuits that allege that the company is misrepresenting caffeine levels and the usage of PFAS in its packaging. Here's how Paul responded.
From school run to home office to walking the dog to pounding the treadmill, many of us are spending all day in clothes once reserved for exercise only.
Employees from Denver Water created a Backstreet Boys parody video. They called themselves the 'Splashstreet Boys' and gave water tips. The title of the boy band's iconic song was changed to 'I Water That Way'
“Forever chemicals” can be found in everyday items, from non-stick cookware to waterproof mascara to tap water.
“Forever chemicals” can be found in everyday items, from non-stick cookware to waterproof mascara to tap water.
Some 5,000 people who live in El Chaparral, Mijas, have been told not to drink the tap water as there is a “presence of higher values of trihalomethanes”, according to the analysis of the Junta de Andalucía. Trihalomethanes are a byproduct of the water treatment process. They are formed when natural organic material, such as […]