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Main entrance of U.S. EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., with the headline "EPA Updates Website to Say PFOA May Still Be Produced and Used in the U.S., Guardian Reports" — WaterVO News

EPA Updates Website to Say PFOA May Still Be Pr...

The U.S. EPA has changed wording on its website that said the manufacture and import of the "forever chemical" PFOA had been phased out in the United States, The Guardian...

EPA Updates Website to Say PFOA May Still Be Pr...

The U.S. EPA has changed wording on its website that said the manufacture and import of the "forever chemical" PFOA had been phased out in the United States, The Guardian...

The Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho, with the headline "Twin Falls Airport Installs PFAS-Reducing Filters After Well Sample Tests Above Federal Limits, Idaho News 6 Reports" — WaterVO News

Twin Falls Airport Installs PFAS-Reducing Filte...

Magic Valley Regional Airport in Twin Falls, Idaho, has installed PFAS-reducing water filters at its terminal restaurant and drinking fountains after an Aug. 26 sample from its well tested above...

Twin Falls Airport Installs PFAS-Reducing Filte...

Magic Valley Regional Airport in Twin Falls, Idaho, has installed PFAS-reducing water filters at its terminal restaurant and drinking fountains after an Aug. 26 sample from its well tested above...

Two empty plastic drink bottles with deposit labels on a wooden table.

Why Bottled Water Carries More Plastic Particle...

A new review finds the PET bottle and the bottling process are the main sources of plastic particles in bottled water, and bottled-water drinkers may ingest substantially more of them...

Why Bottled Water Carries More Plastic Particle...

A new review finds the PET bottle and the bottling process are the main sources of plastic particles in bottled water, and bottled-water drinkers may ingest substantially more of them...

Microplastic fragments on a beach, with the headline "Microplastics in Water Generated Reactive Oxygen Species on Their Own in Lab Tests, Columbia-Led Nature Study Finds" — WaterVO News

Microplastics in Water Generated Reactive Oxyge...

A Columbia University-led study with UC Berkeley, published in Nature on October 14, 2026, reports that six common plastics generated reactive oxygen species, including hydroxyl radicals, at their surfaces in...

Microplastics in Water Generated Reactive Oxyge...

A Columbia University-led study with UC Berkeley, published in Nature on October 14, 2026, reports that six common plastics generated reactive oxygen species, including hydroxyl radicals, at their surfaces in...

A glass being filled at a kitchen tap, with the headline "Grand Strand Water Authority Plans $172 Million PFAS Upgrades at Two South Carolina Plants, WPDE Reports" — WaterVO News

Grand Strand Water Authority Plans $172 Million...

Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority is planning $172 million in PFAS treatment upgrades at its Bull Creek and Myrtle Beach plants ($155 million and $17 million), WPDE reported October...

Grand Strand Water Authority Plans $172 Million...

Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority is planning $172 million in PFAS treatment upgrades at its Bull Creek and Myrtle Beach plants ($155 million and $17 million), WPDE reported October...

A glass being filled at a kitchen tap, with the headline "Overlooked 'Forever Chemical' TFA Found in 91% of New Jersey Tap-Water Samples and Most Bottled Drinks Tested, NJIT Study Finds" — WaterVO News

Overlooked 'Forever Chemical' TFA Found in 91% ...

NJIT researchers detected trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), an ultra-short-chain PFAS that routine testing usually misses, in 64 of 70 New Jersey tap-water samples across all 21 counties and in 34 of...

Overlooked 'Forever Chemical' TFA Found in 91% ...

NJIT researchers detected trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), an ultra-short-chain PFAS that routine testing usually misses, in 64 of 70 New Jersey tap-water samples across all 21 counties and in 34 of...