Michael Phillis

2 weeks ago | carriermanagement.com | Michael Phillis

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones. The Biden administration set the first federal drinking water limits for PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, finding they increased the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and babies being born with low birth weight.

2 weeks ago | argus-press.com | Michael Phillis

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones. The Biden administration set the first federal drinking water limits for PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, finding they increased the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and babies being born with low birth weight.

2 weeks ago | chronicle-tribune.com | Michael Phillis

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones. The Biden administration set the first federal drinking water limits for PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, finding they increased the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and babies being born with low birth weight.

2 weeks ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Michael Phillis |John Hanna

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Storm systems sweeping across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado crumbled buildings and flipped over a car on an interstate. In Kentucky, some 14 people were killed by severe weather, and the death toll is likely to rise, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. Local authorities in Laurel County, in the state’s southeast, said nine people were killed after a tornado touched down.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Michael Phillis |Corey Williams

Killer tornadoes and storms leave wide trail of devastation across US states A rescue worker and people carry a stretcher in the aftermath of a tornado, in London, Kentucky. Photo: ReutersMichael Phillis and Corey Williams©Associated PressToday at 03:30Storm systems sweeping across parts of the US Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead. Most of the fatalities were in Kentucky, where what a devastating tornado crumbled buildings and flipped a car on an interstate.