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The county enlisted Tetra Tech to review the landfill's PFAS treatment options in light of expected changes in legal standards. Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, are a ...

The Environmental Working Group's map of PFAS sites in Michigan and surrounding areas | Environmental Working Group The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) last week announced that the ...

PFAS, more commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in the water supply in the United States is widespread. Now, scientists have linked that water containing these chemicals could increase the ...

USA TODAY analyzed data from the Federal Emergency ... Beyond metropolitan areas, FEMA maps show high-risk places in states not typically associated with wildfires, such as Florida, West Virginia ...

CORRECTION: This story was updated to correct an inaccuracy in location of the Commander in Chief Ball, Liberty Ball and Starlight Ball. In a ceremony driven indoors by frigid weather, Donald ...

The Laguna Fire broke out Thursday morning near California State University's Channel Islands campus near Camarillo, according to Ventura County Star, part of the USA TODAY Network. The fire was ...

A new executive order freezes any new federal regulations including an EPA rule that would limit PFAS concentrations in industrial wastewater.

In the same month that multiple fires devastated Los Angeles County, the Border 2 Fire sparked and set over 6,000 acres ablaze in San Diego County, prompting more evacuation orders, according to ...

Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news Rare winter storm that smacked much of the South turns deadly; dig-out begins Southern winter wonderland: See pictures of snow blanketing ...

The Citizen Times requested updated damage maps from FEMA on Jan. 17. Jacob Biba is the county watchdog reporter at the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jbiba@ ...

A new executive order freezes any new federal regulations including an EPA rule that would limit PFAS concentrations in industrial wastewater.