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Collinsville residents seek answers on forever chemicals after recommendation to filter water

Residents packed a Collinsville city council meeting Tuesday night seeking answers about dangerous chemicals detected at high ...
AZ Central

Red Lion school upgrades water filtration in response to 'forever chemicals'

An elementary school in the Red Lion Area School District found its well water surpassed state limits for PFAS, known as "forever chemicals." The district spent about $38,000 on a new filtration ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Collinsville finds ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water, urges residents to filter

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – The City of Collinsville is now advising residents to filter their tap water before drinking or cooking after recent tests revealed rising levels of “forever chemicals” in the ...
Euronews

Earth's water system is spiralling with deadly swings between too little and too much, warns WMO

The world’s water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, swinging between destructive floods and drought, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It details how ...
The Progress-Index

Petersburg issues water-conservation advisory following ‘unexpected system malfunction’

The city of Petersburg is asking residents and businesses to conserve water. An "unexpected system malfunction" is the cause of the water usage limitation. City crews are working to resolve the ...
Wired

It’s Possible to Remove the Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water. Will It Happen?

A new study finds that technologies installed to remove forever chemicals from drinking water are also doing double-duty by removing harmful other materials—including some substances that have been ...