Great piece. Thanks for setting it all out so clearly. I was prompted to look back at a deep-dive on PFAS I did on my old blog - it seems like a couple of years ago, but it was in 2017! The reporting in the Intercept on DuPont's Teflon plant in West Virginia was maybe only a couple of years old at that time, and calls for EPA to regulate PFAS were just picking up steam. So I've been peripherally following this for awhile. Nice to see some meaningful regulation happening; long way to go, still.
Thanks Logan. Yes, this map is a good place to start. It still doesn't list all the military spills - Naval Air Station Whidbey, Fairchild AFB, JBLM, but it's the best we have.
Great piece. Thanks for setting it all out so clearly. I was prompted to look back at a deep-dive on PFAS I did on my old blog - it seems like a couple of years ago, but it was in 2017! The reporting in the Intercept on DuPont's Teflon plant in West Virginia was maybe only a couple of years old at that time, and calls for EPA to regulate PFAS were just picking up steam. So I've been peripherally following this for awhile. Nice to see some meaningful regulation happening; long way to go, still.
Rebecca, thank you for your work.🌱
Thanks Rebecca!
I appreciate how you list who got it done, who got in the way and who stood on the sidelines.
Also, are there any maps - for Washington - that indicate what areas of the state might have higher levels of PFAS?
Thanks Logan. Yes, this map is a good place to start. It still doesn't list all the military spills - Naval Air Station Whidbey, Fairchild AFB, JBLM, but it's the best we have.
https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/washington-tracking-network-wtn/pfas/dashboard
John, thank you for your work.🌱
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Thank you for this concise and informative update!