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More Than Half Of U.S. Wetlands Could Lose Protections As EPA Rolls Back Federal Rules

Topline More than half of the country’s wetlands could lose federal protections after the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday rolled back its definition of federal waters to comply with a …

New study finds PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water from 45% of faucets across U.S.

by Akin Smith

Almost half of the United States’ tap water is estimated to have one or more PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” according to a new study. The U.S. Geological Survey tested …