PFAS

Settlement payments from chemical companies are helping cities pay for expensive PFAS removal technology. But local leaders say the dollars often fall short of covering the full costs to clean up drinking water.

As concerns mount about “forever chemicals” — also called PFAS — polluting the environment, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has announced potential litigation against companies that add them to the environment.

The family of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS is associated with a number of health risks. Ahead of proposed EPA regulations on some PFAS, experts and officials are working to make sure our drinking water is safe.