The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will increase monitoring for the toxic class of chemicals known as PFAS. The announcement comes about a month after the U.S. Geological Survey ...

A study found "forever chemicals" in 122 waterways in Pennsylvania. ... Substances knowns as forever chemicals have been found in 122 of 161 Pennsylvania rivers and streams tested for them.

The USGS tested 161 Pennsylvania rivers and streams for PFAS, and found 76% contained one or more types of the chemical. The highest concentrations of PFAS were found in high-population areas, ...

The National Weather Service in State College, Pennsylvania, has issued a flood warning for Lancaster County, effective until ...

Eastern hellbender's absence from Pennsylvania's waterways is warning sign 05:10. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- To look at the wide, flat, slimy face of a hellbender with its beady eyes and goofy grin, you ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were found in 76% of Pennsylvania streams tested by the U.S. Geological Survey. Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County and Valley Creek in Chester County had ...

In addition to higher water levels and swift current, the PFBC says swollen rivers and streams can become filled with hazardous debris such as downed trees, which can be difficult to see.

Microplastics were found in 50 of Pennsylvania's "cleanest and most ecologically important" waterways, PennEnvironemnt announced in a report Wednesday.Researchers sampled local streams, including ...

A recent study determined that 76% of Pennsylvania's rivers and streams were contaminated by PFAS, also known as 'forever chemicals.' ...

The announcement comes about a month after the U.S. Geological Survey found 76% of at least 161 rivers and streams in the state contained one or more of the so-called “forever chemicals.” ...