FALCON, Colo. (KRDO) — A consumer safety group has released a new report about a harmful “forever chemical” in Colorado waterways.
PFAS are synthetic chemicals that stick around for decades. Past reports have collected data from 2022 or later. The group says its the waterways that aren’t tested that need to be focused on.
Data highlighted by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) show that 65% of tested locations found one or more types of PFAS in communities across the state. The new study looked at 16 testing locations from 2022 to 2024…