What new limits on ‘forever chemicals’ mean for Memphis’ drinking water
Jackson Quinn, foreground, places a bottle contains a PFAS water sample into a rotator April 10 at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. The Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, the so-called "forever chemicals," in drinking water. (Joshua A. Bickel/AP file)
Because Tennessee has never regulated PFAS, it’s unknown how much of the forever chemicals are in Memphis’ drinking water.
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Keely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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