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PFAS

Posted inEnvironment

Tests find more Colorado towns’ drinking water is contaminated with “forever chemicals”

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Aug 31, 20238:01 PM MDT on Aug 30, 2023

Aurora, Thornton, Keystone area say they are altering sources, filtering or preparing treatment plants to fight the PFAS threat

Posted inEnvironment

Suncor “forever chemicals” releases spike again as more PFAS hits Sand Creek and Adams County  

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Jul 28, 20233:19 PM MDT on Aug 1, 2023

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.

Posted inCartoons

Jim Morrissey: Optimist or pessimist, PFAS are there

by Jim Morrissey 2:15 AM MDT on Jul 21, 202311:15 AM MDT on Jul 20, 2023

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.

Posted inEnvironment

Colorado warns Suncor it could face fines, other action after repeated benzene leaks into Sand Creek

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Jul 7, 20233:19 PM MDT on Aug 1, 2023

Toxic benzene exceeded permit limits by up to 160% in water discharge, after refinery incidents

Posted inEnvironment

Suncor’s “forever chemicals” pouring into metro Denver rivers spike again

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Jun 29, 20233:18 PM MDT on Aug 1, 2023

Watchdog group says the refinery’s state reports again show high levels of PFAS pollution

Posted inEnvironment

Suncor pollutes into nearby neighborhoods more often than similar facilities, EPA vows tougher enforcement

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Jun 14, 20233:18 PM MDT on Aug 1, 2023

Regional office probe says Commerce City refinery has far more air quality incidents than comparable producers, promises more action

Posted inEnvironment

Suncor says PFAS pollution spikes near Commerce City refinery may be coming from higher up Sand Creek

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on May 2, 20236:21 AM MDT on May 2, 2023

Colorado water quality regulators say high Suncor levels of “forever chemical” outflows did not raise South Platte River contamination

Posted inEnvironment

Suncor “forever chemicals” in metro Denver creek appear to spike

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Apr 27, 20233:19 PM MDT on Aug 1, 2023

Firefighting foam from recent accidents is suspected, while state has delayed action on a renewed pollution discharge permit

Posted inEnvironment

What do the EPA’s new drinking water limits for PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” mean for Colorado? 

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Mar 15, 202311:02 AM MDT on Mar 15, 2023

Fed agency issues long-awaited mandatory drinking water caps for the toxic chemical. What should water agencies and consumers do?

Posted inHealth

“Forever chemicals” about to get their first U.S. limits. Colorado families wonder if it will make their water safer.

by The Associated Press 5:56 PM MST on Mar 2, 202311:41 AM MDT on Mar 14, 2023

Experts say removing PFAS from drinking water will cost billions. Small and poor communities will be hit hard.

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