Ani Freedman

MERRIMACK - On Wednesday, the EPA made a historic announcement of new legally enforceable drinking water standards targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals.

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On April 19, the EPA announced that two widely used PFAS chemicals would be designated as hazardous substances under the Superfund Law—another substantial step to combat widespread health and environmental impacts of forever chemicals, soon after the EPA’s announcement of new PFAS drinking water standards.

The New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism

The New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism

The New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism

The New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism

A new EPA classification of two PFAS chemicals as hazardous under the Superfund Law has also entered the conversation about the cleanup of the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics site in Merrimack, a manufacturing company notorious for widespread PFAS contamination of drinking water.

The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for southern New Hampshire, with “heat index values up to 105 expected.”

The New Hampshire legislature has finished its most recent session, an important one for several lawmakers who have made PFAS chemicals a hallmark of their careers.