PFAS

The firefighting foam used by airports has long contained toxic “forever chemicals.” Denver International Airport recently completed a huge project to clean up those chemicals from runways and airport firefighting equipment. You can hear why the cleanup was needed – and what might happen next with all that toxic waste,

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So-called "forever chemicals" have been found in 29 water systems across Colorado. Fixing the problem could be costly for rural communities.

So-called 'forever' chemicals are found in many household products – and they’re linked to a host of health problems. And because they were designed to never break down, it’s nearly impossible to get rid of them. But researchers from Colorado State University and CU Boulder have found a promising new method to break them down safely – using light. We’ll hear more on today’s In The NoCo.

Scientists, led by Colorado State University PhD postdoctoral scholar Xin Liu, detail a new technique for breaking down PFAS in a paper published in Nature.

For the first time, the federal government is putting limits on “forever chemicals” called PFAS in the nation’s drinking water – a move that will protect communities across the Mountain West.

Colorado is restricting the amount of "forever chemicals" Suncor can discharge into Sand Creek. It's the first time state regulators have put controls on PFAS pollution. The Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to provide more details on the story.

There’s a lot of concern about PFAS chemicals that have seeped into waterways in the Mountain West. But some researchers are finding that bacteria can help clean them up.

We discuss the redistricting dust-up in Weld County and how new federal regulations on "forever chemicals" will affect Colorado.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new drinking water standards this week for PFAS — the increasingly pervasive toxic chemicals that are highly prevalent in Colorado.