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EPA Outlines New PFAS Strategy Amid Expert Concerns

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EPA Outlines New PFAS Strategy Amid Expert Concerns

Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region. Check back for more PFAS news roundups every other week on our website.

On April 28, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new measures to address PFAS, including increased research, improved testing and updated guidelines to limit PFAS contamination in water systems.

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Chequamegon Bay Superfund site: History, environmental impact and its importance to Indigenous communities

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Chequamegon Bay Superfund site: History, environmental impact and its importance to Indigenous communities

Chequamegon Bay plays a significant role in our human lives, including past residents like the Huron and Ottawa; and current residents, the Ojibwe-Anishinaabeg, who have gathered and made history there for a millennia. An oblong, shallow bay (61 feet at the deepest point), on the south shore of Lake Superior, the water also holds dark history as a federal Superfund site.

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