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#1 Forever Chemicals Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells
Feb 5 2026 // Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called...
#2 EPA Identifies Spilled Chemical Compound That Affected 260 Cars in Kansas
Feb 10 2026 // The EPA has identified the chemical compound spilled in Garnett, Kansas, on Dec. 31, 2025. Recent laboratory analysis corroborates EPA’s preliminary field screening results with a “high level of...
#3 Probe Begins Into Maine Pulp Facility Chemical Release That Killed Intern, Injured 9
Feb 10 2026 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is opening an investigation into the fatal chemical release that occurred on January 27, 2026, at the Woodland Pulp facility in Baileyville, Maine. The incident...
#4 Chlorofluorocarbon Replacements Cause Vast ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution: Research
Feb 5 2026 // When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the pollution of the...
