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A closer look at recent findings from the West Plains “forever chemical” investigations. Read the entire article here: https://timothyconnor.substack.com/p/the-peril-on-the-plains?utm_campaign=email-post&r=6s4vu&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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It costs manufacturers relatively little to add PFAS to their products, but the public pays millions—even billions—to clean up contamination from those products. Read more on the topic here: https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/documents/2504080.pdf
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Spokane County leaders say they hope clean filtered water will flow from contaminated wells on the West Plains by next summer. Learn more about the recent development with The Spokesman-Review…
Read MoreThe new timeline could slow cleanup in some communities by nearly a decade. The chemicals, widely used in the military, are linked to cancers and other health risks.
Read MoreThe two governments jointly own Spokane International Airport, which discovered the chemicals six years before disclosing to the public. The decision could direct funding from the city and county for…
Read MorePFAS were detected above health guidelines in 49% of private well samples from four U.S. states. About half of the affected households installed water filters upon learning their water test…
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The Washington Department of Health will install water filters in West Plains homes next month to address PFAS contamination in local wells. Read more from KXLY by clicking here: https://www.kxly.com/news/state-provides-water-filters-for-pfas-contaminated-wells-in-west-plains/article_034360aa-cc09-4fab-8580-7e51407a7577.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
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Spokane County Commissioner Al French announced the county has secured $7.5 million in funding from Washington state to help filter out PFAs or ‘forever chemicals’ in the West Plains. According…
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Laurene Allen of Merrimack, New Hampshire, dug into scientific research, organized neighbors and pressed officials to protect her community. She won a 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize for her tireless efforts.…
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Spokane is better known, now, for basketball than it is for hosting the 1974 World’s Fair, otherwise known as Expo ’74. Even my mother, a former Wazzu cheerleader who passed…
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