Read the full article by Zoë Read (Whyy News Climate Desk)
“For about 20 years, Julie Cassidy drank the water from the tap at her home in Warminster, Pennsylvania, unaware that she was ingesting toxic PFAS chemicals that are now linked to serious health problems.
For decades, firefighting foam containing the so-called ‘forever chemicals’ was discharged at the former Naval Air Warfare Center, a couple of miles from her house, and made its way to nearby drinking water supplies.
Surrounding areas were also contaminated with PFAS, like drinking water supplies in nearby Horsham, because of the use of firefighting foam at other military bases.” …