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Airport Drinking Water Access webpage and survey live
If you live in the airport interim action area, visit Drinking Water Access for the West Plains to sign up for well testing and learn more about the short-term steps to provide safe water to…
Read MoreDocumentary spotlights Reardan FFA forever chemicals ag issues team
When three Reardan FFA members first decided to address forever chemicals, or PFAS, for their ag issues competition, they didn’t know how much the chemicals affected their own daily lives.…
Read MoreFree Water Filters Available May 9 for West Plains Well Owners
If you rely on a private well in the West Plains interim action area, free water filters are available to you this Saturday, and you do not need a confirmed…
Read MoreJANUARY 26TH LIVESTREAM: Task Force Home Filters and Other PFAS Home Filters Enrollment
This opens the Spokane County Task Force program of free whole-house PFAS filters for West Plains homeowners, plus the continuation of free under-sink filters from the WA Dept. of Health.…
Read MoreA crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells
The roughly 40 million Americans who get drinking water from wells are at particular risk when harmful forever chemicals contaminate the supply.
Read MoreSpokane agrees to Ecology-ordered PFAS cleanup at SIA with open-ended costs
City and county officials both agreed this week to enter a state-mandated PFAS cleanup at the Spokane International Airport, requiring ongoing spending without a total estimate yet. Learn more here:…
Read MorePFAS Investigation of Spokane International Airport
Spokane International Airport missed a key Dec. 12 deadline for next-stage reporting. Washington Ecology’s PFAS investigation of Spokane International Airport invites attention to this complex process Stay tuned for an invitation to…
Read MoreFree Kitchen Filters
The free kitchen filters program of the WA Dept. of Health is extended to 2027, serving anyone with a certified PFAS test in hand. Learn more here: https://mcusercontent.com/dd0d9c96f5b5cc1afb9d3e4ef/files/d09385ab-a358-9830-141c-0e9acb6f3f67/331_777_Free_POU_Filter_Program_For_West_Plains_Residents_Flyer_copy.01.pdf This material is funded…
Read MoreThe Peril On The Plains
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
Read MoreWho Pays The Price? The Growing Costs of PFAS Solutions
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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