One program that survived, though, was the EPA’s effort to monitor public drinking water systems for almost 30 types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. They’re part of a class of ...

Every day, rainwater and snowmelt seep through landfill waste creating a toxic sludge called leachate. Landfills across the U.S. generate and capture 16 billion gallons of leachate every year and most ...