
From Michigan to the Nation – A Groundwater Emergency
Furious and fearful, residents are asking a simple but urgent question: what’s in my water?
But PFAS are the tip of the spear for threats to groundwater in Michigan and nationally. Nitrates, industrial chemicals, and pathogens have been swept underground for decades — aquifers used as garbage cans. What else is in the groundwater? And what are the risks?
Collaborative Coverage


Whitmer orders Michigan to set PFAS standards, setting up clash with GOP

Gov. Snyder signs Michigan lame-duck bills opposed by environmentalists

Republicans: Michigan shouldn’t regulate more strictly than Washington

Michigan waited years to heed warnings on PFAS dangers, expert says

Minnesota has fought PFAS for years. Here’s how its plan can help Michigan

Infographic: Household Wells in the United States

In Senate PFAS Hearing, Government Officials Say Regulatory Response Will Take Years

Michigan’s Groundwater Emergency

Groundwater: The Sixth Great Lake

Michigan PFAS by the numbers: How much is unsafe?

Remembering Michigan’s PBB Crisis

Drip by Drip, Septic Systems Foul Michigan Waters

Fastest-Growing Michigan County Reckons With Groundwater Pollution and Depletion

Fear and Fury in Michigan Town Where Air Force Contaminated Water
Listen to H2O Catalyst
Additional Coverage

Stacks of free bottled water sit at Parchment High School. Residents have been advised not to drink the tap water after tests showed it contained PFAS, a group of chemicals used in many products and as a flame retardant. Photo © Jim Malewitz/ Bridge

Monitoring wells stand as silent sentinels on the grounds of a field used as a fire training site at Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Photo © Brett Walton / Circle of Blue

Sticky foam rings a public beach near on Van Etten Lake near the shuttered Wurtsmith Air Force base. State environmental officials said it resembled foam that has tested positive for high levels of toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Photo © Jim Malewit/Bridge

A truck similar to this one will be used to suck up toxic PFAS foam around parts of Oscoda, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said. (Photo courtesy of MDEQ)
PFAS and PFOS Across The Nation

Congress Passes Defense Spending Bill That Includes Perfluorinated Chemicals Health Study

New Jersey Sets First Binding State Limits for Perfluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Water

EPA Investigates Chemical Contamination of North Carolina River

Nonstick Chemicals Slipped Into Water, Causing Health, Environmental, Regulatory Mess

Drinking Water Warning Issued for Nonstick Chemical

Federal Agencies Plan to Investigate Links between PFAS Exposure and Viral Illness

Who Pays? PFAS Lawsuits, Legislation Raise Question of Pollution Liability

Michigan leads nation in PFAS. It will lead cleanups, too, U.S. reps say

Whitmer orders Michigan to set PFAS standards, setting up clash with GOP

EPA Says It Will Regulate Two PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water

Gov. Snyder signs Michigan lame-duck bills opposed by environmentalists

As PFAS Lawsuits Proliferate, Legal Tactics Emerge

Republicans: Michigan shouldn’t regulate more strictly than Washington

Michigan waited years to heed warnings on PFAS dangers, expert says

In Senate PFAS Hearing, Government Officials Say Regulatory Response Will Take Years
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