PFAS

Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Kildee (D-MI) introduced legislation to ban the use of harmful chemicals often responsible for cancer in firefighters.

Governor Lamont says Connecticut residents have benefited financially to the tune of $15 million by reducing energy use by 15%.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut says he’s voting to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Health department officials for the Long Island county said they are not able to test private drinking water wells for the cancer-causing “forever chemicals.”

The Pentagon is testing hundreds of military sites around the country for contamination from chemicals known by the acronym PFAS, which have been linked to health problems such as cancer.

Scientists from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station are helping the indigenous Miꞌkmaq people in Maine cleanup toxic PFAS chemicals on tribal land near a former U.S. Air Force base.

The new infrastructure package will help remove PFAS from drinking water and wastewater in the state.

The recent passage of the bipartisan federal infrastructure bill will fund the project to remove PFAS and other contaminants from the drinking water supply and wastewater.

Federal data released last month shows more than 440 facilities on Long Island could be using harmful chemicals in manufacturing. Exposure to PFAS can lead to higher rates of cancers and other health issues.

Hunting for PFAS chemicals is expected to ramp up. It will be expensive.