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Grant helps fire departments safely remove foam containing toxic chemicals
Fire departments across the state of Connecticut are having the toxic foam with the ‘forever chemical’ known as PFAS removed from their fire trucks. The departments are doing it with the help of state grant money through the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. “This project has been years in the making,” said Jay Kelly, the fire equipment technician…
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Grant helps fire departments safely remove foam containing toxic chemicals
Fire departments across the state of Connecticut are having the toxic foam with the ‘forever chemical’ known as PFAS removed from their fire trucks.
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AG Tong sues 28 chemical companies for causing harm to environment and public health
State Attorney General William Tong is suing 28 chemical manufacturers for allegedly knowing their products, containing PFAS, were harming the environment and public health.
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AG Tong sues 28 chemical companies for causing harm to environment and public health
“This is a huge fight and a huge case,” State Attorney General William Tong said. State Attorney General William Tong is taking a major step in the fight against PFAS, most commonly known as a forever chemical. “They are called forever chemicals because they get into our water supply, our environment, even our blood stream and they basically never...
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‘Like a Russian roulette': US military firefighters grapple with unknowns of PFAS exposure
Federal research linking “forever chemicals” to testicular cancer confirms what U.S. military personnel long suspected. But as they seek testing for PFAS exposure, many wonder what to do with the results. There’s no medical treatment yet.
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UConn researchers examine ‘forever chemical' contamination in Long Island Sound
A research team from UConn is looking into the impact of PFAS contamination on local shoreline seafood.
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EPA to Limit Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water
The EPA’s administrator says a proposal for the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water could prevent thousands of illnesses.
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Feds Grant CT Nearly $19 Million to Address Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Connecticut nearly $19 million to address emerging contaminants such as PFAS in the state’s drinking water. The funding, which amounts to $18,914,000, is a part of President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It’ll allocate money to the state in an effort to combat contaminants like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, or PFAS,...
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Task Force Updates State's PFAS Action Plan
A task force provided an update on the state’s plans to mitigate the use and exposure to the group of PFAS chemicals in Connecticut.
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Cleanup of Firefighting Foam Continues at Hartford Hospital
Crews from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection remained at Hartford Hospital Thursday cleaning up an accidental spill of firefighting foam that contains PFAS, a potentially harmful group of chemicals.
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Cleanup Underway After PFAS Seeps Into Rooms at Hartford Hospital
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is investigating after PFAS seeped into multiple hospital rooms due to a system malfunction. DEEP officials said a helipad fire suppression system malfunction that happened on Hartford Hospital’s helipad caused the issue. The type of foam used to be allowed in routine firefighting situations, but it’s since been banned. This is because PFAS...