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Category: PFAS CONTAMINATION

McKeesport's 10th Ward rests along the shore of the Monongahela River on Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)
Posted inENVIRONMENT

Update: McKeesport 10th Ward water tests below maximum contaminant levels for ‘forever chemicals,’ per revised results

by Quinn Glabicki February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

After 18 months of water worries in the Tube City’s 10th Ward, neighbors grapple with conflicting test results and changing standards for PFAS.

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Pennsylvania vows to regulate PFAS in drinking water—again. But regulations are at least two years away

photo of oliver morrison by Kristina Marusic and Oliver Morrison September 14, 2021April 25, 2023
Posted inPFAS CONTAMINATION

Q&A: Lawyer from ‘Dark Waters’ explains why industry should pay for its PFAS contamination

photo of oliver morrison by Oliver Morrison December 2, 2020December 4, 2020
Posted inUncategorized

PFAS chemicals are ubiquitous. A Pitt scientist is working to protect you from thousands of types at once.

photo of oliver morrison by Oliver Morrison December 2, 2020December 2, 2020
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Coraopolis approves additional testing and upgrades to address PFAS chemical presence in its drinking water

photo of oliver morrison by Oliver Morrison December 19, 2019December 31, 2019
Oliver Morrison talks to the Army Corps of Engineers about one of their lock and dam projects for a story about the Ohio river. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)
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Inside our Newsroom: What it takes to report on health and environment in Allegheny County

photo of oliver morrison by Oliver Morrison December 13, 2019January 2, 2020
Posted inPFAS CONTAMINATION

Coraopolis drinking water shows PFAS contamination among highest in PA, but below federal advisory

photo of oliver morrison by Oliver Morrison December 5, 2019December 6, 2019
Posted inENVIRONMENT

Neville Island residents could have been drinking PFAS-contaminated water for a month, township officials say

photo of oliver morrison by Oliver Morrison November 8, 2019November 11, 2019
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‘Everybody is exposed to PFAS.’ To what extent and how? A video recapping the PFAS community education event

by Anna Brewer October 21, 2019October 24, 2019
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Former firefighters describe how they used foam with PFAS chemicals at Pittsburgh’s airport for decades

photo of oliver morrison by Oliver Morrison August 12, 2019August 22, 2019

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