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Cancer-causing PFAS to be added to Canada’s toxic substance list
More PFAS news with Illinois looking to pass more legislation protecting firefighters from astronomical cancer rates, and conflict continues in Wisconsin over cleanup.
Veteran Great Lakes advocate cautions on prioritizing economic development over protecting the environment
Michigan advocate Laura Rubin reacts to the EPA’s five “pillars” plan that includes making the United States the “Artificial Intelligence Capital of the World.”
New York’s proposed PFAS legislation and other Great Lakes states latest efforts to combat ‘forever chemicals’
More PFAS news with an update on Wisconsin’s frozen funding, and how federal freezes are impacting pollution grants.
Wisconsin is still sitting on $125 million for PFAS cleanup
Gov. Tony Evers is proposing more funding to clean up the persistent chemicals, while offering farmers more protections.
CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear
New grants to Great Lakes states to measure harmful chemicals in marginalized communities are facing uncertainty.
Blue Tech challenge aims at gathering business solutions to Great Lakes problems
Northwestern Michigan College officials say the challenge is essentially a pitch competition for those working on environmental and infrastructure issues facing the region.
Study shows smartwatch wristbands contain PFAS, while EPA tracks nine versions of ‘forever chemicals’
More PFAS news as study detects PFAS in wristbands, another correlates prescription drugs with “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
