Douglas Corp. to pay $1.375M settlement for releasing "forever chemicals" in several metro lakes
A Twin Cities manufacturer will pay for damaging popular fishing lakes.
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A Twin Cities manufacturer will pay for damaging popular fishing lakes.
A chrome plating facility in St. Louis Park will pay out more than $1 million as part of a settlement for releasing "forever chemicals" that reached nearby lakes, according to state agencies.
Roxana Saberi takes a look at how toxic synthetic chemicals known as PFAS are winding up in everything from our water and food supply to cosmetics.
Minnesota pollution and health officials made the case at the State Capitol on Thursday for legislation to restrict nonessential uses of "forever chemicals" known as PFAS, and for the $45.6 million that Gov. Tim Walz has requested in his budget to prevent, manage and clean up the ubiquitous compounds.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first national drinking water standard for "forever chemicals" that are dangerous to human health. The move could radically affect drinking water for nearly everyone in the United States.
A proposal at the Minnesota House that cleared its first committee hurdle on Tuesday would prohibit use of what can be dangerous chemicals used in everyday products like cookware, cosmetics, and cleaning supplies.
PFAS is short for the scientific name describing a family of 5,000 chemicals that don't break down. Now, there's an effort at the Minnesota Capitol to mostly ban the use of them.
The state Department of Natural Resources' new secretary says combating water pollution is his top priority
Potentially dangerous chemicals are in products we use every day. But a new bill could keep more of them away. WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle explains.
Researchers say it's the equivalent of drinking a month's worth of water contaminated with toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
St. Paul-based 3M announced it will stop the manufacturing and use of "forever chemicals" by the end of 2025.
