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    PFAS News Roundup: 3M scientist exposes 50 years of PFAS deceit just as the ‘forever chemicals’ are found in Great Lakes precipitation

    May 23, 2024 - by Mia Litzenberg, Great Lakes Now

    Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.

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    PFAS News Roundup: PFAS are shown to be unique bipartisan voting concern in Wisconsin

    April 25, 2024 - by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now

    Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.

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    Good news for Michigan smelt season: PFAS levels lower than feared

    April 18, 2024 - by Bridge Michigan

    State officials warned against eating too much of the silvery panfish due to high PFAS levels. Scientists now say that was an error, but aren’t yet ready to abandon fish consumption advisories altogether.

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    PFAS News Roundup: Landmark EPA decision implements first nation-wide PFAS limit in drinking water

    April 11, 2024 - by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now

    Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.

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    PFAS News Roundup: MIT chemists designed a sensor that detects PFAS

    March 26, 2024 - by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now

    Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.

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    Efforts to thwart regulation of PFAS polluters move down parallel tracks

    March 13, 2024 - by Wisconsin Watch

    A divided Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that limited the DNR’s ability to regulate PFAS and other contaminants. The case is one of two efforts to weaken the spills law.

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    PFAS News Roundup: Indiana senators scrap bill that would change definition of polyfluoroalkyl substances in favor of manufacturers

    March 12, 2024 - by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now

    Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.

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    PFAS News Roundup: CDC encourages doctors to start testing for PFAS

    February 13, 2024 - by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now

    Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.

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    PFAS News Roundup: Researchers fear PFAS factory air emissions contribute to widespread contamination in North Carolina

    January 31, 2024 - by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now

    Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.

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    Defense Department to again target ‘forever chemicals’ contamination near Michigan military base

    January 25, 2024 - by The Associated Press

    The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install two more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from forever chemicals.

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