He succeeds Karen Block, who served as the Water national business line executive since 2019 and retired in September after more than 30 years with WSP.
The number of service members served contaminated water may be even greater than EWG’s estimate, which relies on a review of publicly reported water system tests and DOD records.
While GenX was not found in the blood samples of Cape Fear River basin residents, three PFAS unique to the Chemours Fayetteville Works facility were in the blood of almost everyone who participated in the 2020-2021 study.
The largest pipeline rupture in America in a decade occurred on Dec. 7, impacting pastureland and spilling into a creek in Kansas about 150 miles northwest of Kansas City.
It's rare for a federal agency to weigh in on the policy of another agency with public comments, but the USDA recently submitted one over listing PFOA and PFOS acids as hazardous substances.
The scientists also note that WHO did not disclose the names, affiliations, and potential conflicts-of-interest of those involved in the preparation or peer-review of the draft guidelines.