Navy to Test Water Near Former Base for Possible Chemicals

Navy to test water near former base for possible chemicals

MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- The Navy is calling for assistance from some Millington homeowners or business owners with private drinking water wells to test for possible chemicals near the former Naval Air Station Memphis. They are sampling water from private drinking wells to ensure it’s safe and meets the federal government’s guidelines. FBI targets Memphis cargo thefts to combat rising crime Residents are being asked to schedule a sampling appo…

With passage of two bills, Maine poised to expand testing of private wells for PFAS

Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, are chemicals that linger in the body and are linked to health issues like cancer, obesity, liver damage, decreased fertility, thyroid disease, high cholesterol and hormone suppression. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Lawmakers passed two bills to expand testing for contaminants in private wells in the state.  On Thursday, the Maine Senate passed LD 493, which will require la…

Maine lawmakers vote to require landlords to test private wells for PFAS

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Senate approved two proposals Thursday to require landlords to test private drinking water wells for “forever chemicals” and provide state-funded testing for low-income households. Each measure ties into Maine’s broader efforts to deal with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, chemicals linked to cancers and other negative health outcomes. Maine has felt the effects of PFAS contamination in land and water stem…

Congress urged to address PFAS crisis threatening Great Lakes, public health

Tony Spaniola’s “up north” home in Michigan is in a once pristine northeast part of the state on the shores of Lake Huron.  But the community of Oscoda has been told by health officials to not eat local fish or deer, drink the water from certain community wells or touch any foam along the Lake Huron shoreline. The community is heavily contaminated with harmful PFAS chemicals from a former fire training area at Wurtsmith Air Force Base run by the…