Daniel Brown 06/15/2022 PFAS EPA Warns PFAS Are Far More Dangerous than Previously Thought On June 15th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new health advisory levels for four PFAS “forever chemicals.” The levels… Read More »
Daniel Brown 05/03/2022 PFAS Do Not Eat Fish Advisory Relaxed for Lowest Parts of Huron River The Do Not Eat Fish advisory that has been in place along the Huron River due to PFAS since 2018… Read More »
Daniel Brown 02/08/2022 PFAS Michigan Releases New PFAS Map Tool We commonly get asked by residents of our watershed where PFAS has been detected and if they need to take… Read More »
Daniel Brown 01/28/2022 PFAS Concerning PFAS Levels Found on Livingston County Cattle Farm Concerning levels of PFOS, a toxic PFAS compound, have been found in beef raised on a farm near the edge… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 11/23/2021 PFAS Stream of Consciousness, Fall 2021 This blog post was originally published September 1st in the Huron River Report, Fall 2021. Some days, protecting our water and… Read More »
Daniel Brown 11/09/2021 PFAS PFAS and Dams on the Huron River The State of Michigan has released advisories to avoid exposure to river foam, which tends to form near dams. If… Read More »
Daniel Brown 08/13/2021 PFAS PFAS Action Act Passes U.S. House The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan PFAS Action Act on July 21. The bill will head to the… Read More »
Daniel Brown 07/01/2021 PFAS PFAS Cleanup Rule Public Hearing July 8th The State of Michigan is working through the process of establishing cleanup rules for PFAS in groundwater used as drinking… Read More »
Daniel Brown 01/13/2021 PFAS Michigan Will Now Require Cleanup for Seven PFAS Pollutants In some welcome news to close out 2020, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has established… Read More »
Daniel Brown 07/29/2020 PFAS Michigan Sets Drinking Water Standards for Seven PFAS Chemicals Michigan is set to enact new PFAS drinking water standards (known as Maximum Contaminant Levels or MCLs) after rules setting… Read More »
Daniel Brown 04/27/2020 PFAS What to Do if you Find Suspicious Foam Many PFAS compounds, including those that contaminate the Huron River, concentrate in foam. At high enough concentrations in water, they… Read More »
Daniel Brown 01/15/2020 PFAS EGLE Hearing on PFAS Drinking Water Standards Held in Ann Arbor HRWC Provides Comments The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) held a public hearing last night at… Read More »