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February 5, 2026

A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals' quietly contaminate drinking water wells

  • The roughly 40 million Americans who get drinking water from wells are at particular risk when harmful chemicals contaminate the supply.
    • By MICHAEL PHILLIS and HELEN WIEFFERING
    Associated Press

    Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP [enlarge]
    Faye Jackson gets her blood tested at a medical clinic in Calhoun, Ga., as her daughter Marie waits outside for her turn. Their blood tests revealed they have PFAS levels above the safety threshold outlined by national health experts.

    STELLA, Wis. — Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town.


     
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