Tag: Forever Chemicals
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AG Weiser joins Colorado with 22 other states over 3M PFAS settlement
Colorado has joined a multi-state coalition of 22 attorneys general opposing a proposed class-action settlement with the 3M Company over the decades-long use of so-called “forever chemicals” in consumer products and firefighting foams. Attorney General Phil Weiser announced his opposition to the proposed settlement, saying it fails to adequately hold the company accountable for “contaminating…
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Denver sues Colorado health agency over stormwater permit changes
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Denver officials filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment claiming the agency illegally shoehorned new wastewater permit conditions to include regulating so-called PFAS “forever chemicals” at Denver International Airport in violation of state law. The permit, issued in 2012, is being renewed by CDPHE with new and amended requirements for…
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Water district plans for new filtration system to eliminate ‘forever’ chemicals, follow EPA advisory
The South Adams County Water and Sanitation District plans to build a new filtration system to catch “forever chemicals” that may be undetectable, even as the district noted that the Environmental Protection Agency has “moved the goalposts.” The district said it hired a leading environmental and construction services firm, Brown and Caldwell, to design a new 18…
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Report on forever chemicals shows minimal risks to Security-Widefield residents
Contamination caused by forever chemicals in the water and soil in the Security-Widefield area has been well mitigated after multi-million dollar efforts, according to an analysis by a health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The forever chemicals were caused by the historic use of firefighting foam at Peterson Space Force…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper urge U.S. Air Force to address ‘forever chemicals’ contamination in El Paso County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s two U.S. senators on Friday urged the U.S. Air Force to address water contamination from “forever chemicals” in El Paso County. In a letter, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper said polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has contaminated the Widefield aquifer, which provides drinking water to thousands…
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CDC issues report on ‘forever chemicals’ from Peterson Air Force Base
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Residents of the Security-Widefield area in El Paso County near Peterson Air Force Base showed elevated levels of “forever chemicals” in their blood compared to the national average, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday. Residents’ blood…
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Refinery owner Suncor fires back at critics over water pollution claims
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Suncor’s Commerce City oil refinery was accused in March of discharging “large amounts of toxic PFAS” chemicals into Sand Creek, a tributary of the South Platte River, according to Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental law organization. The organization released a study by Westwater Hydrology of Wheat…