“A new study concluded that high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances compounds used in pesticides aerially sprayed on millions of acres of land across the United States have contaminated the water of thousands of communities. The Public Employees for Environmental ...

“A national nonprofit revealed Tuesday that testing commissioned by the group as well as separate analysis conducted by Massachusetts officials show samples of an aerially sprayed pesticide used by the commonwealth and at least 25 other states to control mosquito-borne illnesses ...

“Communities across the US may be polluted with toxic and persistent per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from pesticides sprayed to control mosquitoes, new data suggest. Separate testing by the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the ...

“PFAS (per and polyfluorinated alykyl substances) ‘forever chemicals’ are being detected in a commonly used mosquito pesticide known as Anvil 10+10, according to reporting from the Boston Globe based on independent testing from a watchdog group and state regulators. PFAS are a ...

“Scientists have detailed more than 200 uses of PFAS chemicals in 64 industrial areas, including mining, book conservation, plastics production, photography, printing, watchmaking, car manufacturing, air conditioning, fingerprinting, and particle physics. Many of the uses, which are ...

“The expected effort to remove Rob Long from the Planning and Zoning Board for criticizing Delray Beach’s water quality never occurred Tuesday. Long enraged Casale and Petrolia after he wrote an op-ed column in The Post commenting on a press release issued by Public Employees for ...

“EPA yesterday unveiled a nonenforceable strategy for addressing contamination from so-called forever chemicals in wastewater — a proposal that is drawing everything from harsh criticism to cautious optimism. Kyla Bennett, a director with Public Employees for Environmental ...

“It’s outrageous — the pesticide the state uses in its mosquito spraying program has been found to contain PFAS, a group of highly toxic chemicals. Recently, tests done on the pesticide Anvil 10+10 by the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and ...

“For two decades, state environmental officials have used a controversial pesticide to kill mosquitoes in Massachusetts, spraying millions of acres from the air and ground to reduce the spread of Eastern equine encephalitis. Now, after years of criticism from environmental advocates ...

“A national nonprofit revealed Tuesday that testing commissioned by the group as well as separate analysis conducted by Massachusetts officials show samples of an aerially sprayed pesticide used by the commonwealth and at least 25 other states to control mosquito-borne illnesses ...

“In a city meeting Tuesday, some Delray Beach City Commissioners strongly pushed back on claims that the city’s water is unsafe. Tuesday’s meeting also referenced comments made by Rob Long, a member of the city Planning and Zoning Board, who made comments about the city&# ...

“Delray Beach must test the city’s water for a year to monitor the level of cancer-causing chemicals. The Florida Department of Health issued the order last week in a letter to Utilities Director Hassan Hajidmiry. In his response to the state, Hajidmiry said he had planned to ask ...

“While environmental officials have yet to test a wide range of aquatic life for manmade “forever chemicals,” a Washington, D.C.-area environmental group’s lab studies detected amounts of PFAS chemicals in fish, crabs and oysters. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, a ...

“In our embattled “Village by the Sea,” everything is political now — whether it’s sea grape trimming, the very public dismissal of our city manager or even our water quality. At this point, it’s hard to tell if this divisiveness is causing or resulting from repeated shake- ...

“The state Department of Health has ordered the city of Delray Beach to test its drinking water throughout next year to detect the level of cancer-causing “forever” chemicals known as PFAS. An environmental watchdog group, Florida Public Employees for Environmental ...

“As I wrote Tuesday, Long serves on the city’s planning and zoning board and also is board chairman of the Palm Beach County Soil and Water Conservation District. Long used his district email account to send a recent finding by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility that ...

“City Commissioners agreed Tuesday to take the unprecedented action of removing Planning and Zoning Board member Rob Long next month if he refuses to retract statements concerning Delray Beach‘s water quality. At issue was a column Long wrote about a recent news release issued ...

“President Trump quietly appointed a new senior adviser to the federal agency responsible for investigating industrial chemical accidents — a surprise move late in the president’s lame-duck term. “This looks like an effort by the Trump administration to get someone &# ...

“An environmental watchdog group called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or “PEER,” reports that there is an alarming level of “forever chemicals” found in Delray Beach’s drinking water. The report, published in October, is based on ...

“Florida has hundreds of private and public sewers. They are vital for protecting human health. They can be an asset or a villain in the struggle to heal sickly rivers and coastal waters. Sewage challenges will amplify with population growth and as rising sea levels drown sewers of ...