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On June 15th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new health advisory levels for four PFAS “forever chemicals.” The levels…

The Do Not Eat Fish advisory that has been in place along the Huron River due to PFAS since 2018…

We commonly get asked by residents of our watershed where PFAS has been detected and if they need to take…

Concerning levels of PFOS, a toxic PFAS compound, have been found in beef raised on a farm near the edge…

This blog post was originally published September 1st in the Huron River Report, Fall 2021. Some days, protecting our water and…

The State of Michigan has released advisories to avoid exposure to river foam, which tends to form near dams. If…

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan PFAS Action Act on July 21. The bill will head to the…

The State of Michigan is working through the process of establishing cleanup rules for PFAS in groundwater used as drinking…

In some welcome news to close out 2020, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has established…

Michigan is set to enact new PFAS drinking water standards (known as Maximum Contaminant Levels or MCLs) after rules setting…

Many PFAS compounds, including those that contaminate the Huron River, concentrate in foam. At high enough concentrations in water, they…

HRWC Provides Comments The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) held a public hearing last night at…

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