Nine different techniques for getting PFAS out of toxic dirt will be tested next year at Schriever Space Force Base near Colorado Springs
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Tests find more Colorado towns’ drinking water is contaminated with “forever chemicals”
Aurora, Thornton, Keystone area say they are altering sources, filtering or preparing treatment plants to fight the PFAS threat
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Suncor “forever chemicals” releases spike again as more PFAS hits Sand Creek and Adams County
June water discharge from the refinery shot to 2,500 parts per trillion of one PFAS, when the EPA standard is 4 parts per trillion, records show.
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Jim Morrissey: Optimist or pessimist, PFAS are there
Cartoonist Jim Morrissey illustrates that no matter how you look at that glass of tap water, you can reach the same conclusion about the forever chemicals it contains.
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How to remove PFAS “forever chemicals” from your Colorado tap water without breaking the bank
A national watchdog group recommends filters after federal agency finds the toxins in 45% of home faucets
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Suncor says PFAS pollution spikes near Commerce City refinery may be coming from higher up Sand Creek
Colorado water quality regulators say high Suncor levels of “forever chemical” outflows did not raise South Platte River contamination
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Suncor “forever chemicals” in metro Denver creek appear to spike
Firefighting foam from recent accidents is suspected, while state has delayed action on a renewed pollution discharge permit
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What do the EPA’s new drinking water limits for PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” mean for Colorado?
Fed agency issues long-awaited mandatory drinking water caps for the toxic chemical. What should water agencies and consumers do?
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“Forever chemicals” about to get their first U.S. limits. Colorado families wonder if it will make their water safer.
Experts say removing PFAS from drinking water will cost billions. Small and poor communities will be hit hard.
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More “forever chemicals” found in Colorado and U.S. freshwater fish, study warns
PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers, and Colorado has no fish consumption guidelines