PFAS

The administration missed its own 2022 deadline to set new standards.

Wolverine Worldwide was supposed to start construction of a remediation system on the Rogue River in September.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has new guidelines about eating fish from seven different lakes across the state.

Oscoda has become a focal point for PFAS research due to high volumes of the chemicals in local ground water.

The Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against a paper manufacturer which operated a plant in Port Huron. It claims it caused PFAS contamination and should be held liable for cleanup costs.

The Attorney General's office says a California-based company bought out the local company responsible for the contamination, and it hasn't complied with orders to clean it up.

The settlement is the latest from a string of lawsuits stemming from the contamination discovered in 2017.

PFAS — known as forever chemicals — are everywhere. They're in your floss, your soap, even your guitar strings. But there's some new research that offers a potential solution.

On today's show, a U-M librarian told the tale of a forged Galileo manuscript. Then, we heard more about cannabis-infused dining, as well as new research on breaking down forever chemicals like PFAS.

The EPA is proposing to designate two chemicals from the PFAS group of more than 4,000 chemicals as hazardous substances. PFOS and PFOA are the most commonly found to be contaminating water.