ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Freeport, Rockton, and Loves Park were 3 of 47 Illinois communities recently notified by the state Environmental Protection Agency of PFAs, or "forever chemicals," in the groundwater. Freeport City Manager Rob Boyer said the city has been working to build a new water treatment plant. "Bear…
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has detected a higher level of chemicals in water than is allowed in more than 20 Illinois communities -- including one in Central Illinois. In April, the EPA notified the owners and operators of 21 Community Water Systems (CWSs) that one…
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — DuPont and two other companies will pay New Jersey up to $2 billion to settle environmental claims stemming from PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals," the companies announced Monday. State Environmental Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the deal with DuPont, Chemours and Corteva is the largest…