Author: John Lovie
John Lovie is a vegan, a runner, cyclist, hiker, kayaker, and open water swimmer, an environmentalist, photographer, and musician, a writer, a chemist and a software developer. He lives on Whidbey Island. He writes mostly about water at
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Water on Whidbey December 2023
PFAS Updates November -December 2023
US chemical industry likely spent $110m trying to thwart PFAS legislation, study finds | US news | The Guardian US industry disposed of at least 60m pounds of PFAS waste in last five years | PFAS | The Guardian Backlash … Continue reading PFAS Updates November -December 2023
Water on Whidbey November 2023
EPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in Water
EPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in Water Nitrate is found in groundwater in Island County. Sources include agriculture and septic systems. Continue reading EPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in Water
City to study water resiliency with $100k grant
Langley was awarded a $100,000 grant to add a climate element to its comprehensive plan. City to study water resiliency with $100k grant | South Whidbey Record Continue reading City to study water resiliency with $100k grant
Public Water System Settlements
Note: This is not legal advice! If you have legal questions, please consult a lawyer. All public water systems required to test for PFAS in drinking water, in other words all group A water systems, are advised to follow the link below and read the information and take note of the important dates and deadlines. Water systems have until December 4th to submit requests for exclusion from the settlement of the AFFF Multi-District Litigation No. 2873 (“MDL”) with Dupont, and until December 11th with 3M. Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Product Liability Litigation (MDL 2873) – District Court for the District … Continue reading Public Water System Settlements
What a Seattle Times investigation reveals about the poisoned groundwater west of Spokane
Tuesday’s postcard, and what a Seattle Times investigation reveals about the poisoned groundwater west of Spokane (substack.com) Tim Connor with some background on the Seattle Times story on PFAS in drinking water around Spokane. Continue reading What a Seattle Times investigation reveals about the poisoned groundwater west of Spokane
PFAS chemicals linked to thyroid cancer, human data suggests
PFAS chemicals linked to thyroid cancer, human data suggests – The New Lede Continue reading PFAS chemicals linked to thyroid cancer, human data suggests
PFAS is in the groundwater west of Spokane. What’s known about the contamination is only growing.
PFAS is in the groundwater west of Spokane. What’s known about the contamination is only growing. | The Seattle Times Continue reading PFAS is in the groundwater west of Spokane. What’s known about the contamination is only growing.