Michigan’s drinking water standards for these chemicals now among toughest in nation

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Michigan officials were frustrated waiting on the federal government to adopt health-protecting standards for the nonstick, so-called “forever chemicals” that have become a leading emerging contaminant in the state and across the country. So they made their own.  Michigan’s new standards for seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) compounds in drinking water — some of the toughest, most comprehensive standards on the chemicals anywhere in the country — took effect Monday.  The new rules “are practical, science-driven and, most importantly, protective of public health.” Read more.

Photo by: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press

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