Editorial photo #3763842 Environmental Issue

EPA Expected To Release Update On PFAs Contamination Crisis In Pennsylvania

General view of part of the facilities of Dow Chemicals and Solvay USA Inc, in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on February 6, 2019. Several companies in the chemical industry, including 3m, DuPont and Solvay have faced out products linked to toxic chemicals from the per- and polyfuoroalkyl substances group. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release updates on tests of per- and polyfuoroalkyl substances or PFAs pollution in public water supplies for 16 million Americans in 33 states, including Pennsylvania. The federal report is delayed due to January 2019 shutdown. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Bucks County in Eastern Pennsylvania and Democrat Dan Kildee, of Michigan cochair a bipartisan task force in the House of Representatives, formed to take on the growingPFAS ContaminationCrisis. The usage of foam at nearby former military bases is linked to tainted drinking water, affecting tens of thousands of residents in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Eastern Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #3763842
Date taken: 6 February 2019
Location: —
Photographer: Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto
Category: Environmental Issue

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