tag | chemicals
September 13, 2023 | 2:51 PM
PCBs were banned in 1979 for their potential dangers to human and environmental health.
March 21, 2022 | 5:25 AM
How the way we eliminate toxic PFAS from water also takes an environmental toll
Protecting people’s health has a consequence: The technology most effective at removing PFAS contributes to the carbon footprint.
July 14, 2020 | 1:37 PM
Governor Tom Wolf backs petrochemical tax break bill in Pennsylvania
The legislation has high-profile support from traditional Republican allies and traditional Democratic allies.
July 13, 2020 | 5:38 AM
Vetoed petrochemical tax break bill revived in Pennsylvania
The replacement legislation differs in some ways from what the Democratic Governor Tom Wolf vetoed in March
November 20, 2019 | 8:09 AM
Toxic PFAS chemicals, found across Pennsylvania, get the Hollywood treatment
Dark Waters dramatizes the true story of a former corporate lawyer who exposed the effects of toxic PFAS chemicals discharged into a creek in West Virginia.
November 13, 2019 | 5:42 AM
DEP names Bergey’s Tires as source of PFAS contamination in Bucks County private wells
The agency has been investigating the drinking water in Bucks County communities since 2016.