The past few years have been plagued by all manner of professional fearmongering, not the least of which is the overuse of the term forever chemicals. It got popular with the media and “activists” at the same time the enviro-radicals were looking for a way to reduce water consumption.
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PFOA
At Least Be Truthful about the Word “Ask” When Talking about Legislation, Eh?
I find that too many politicians try to sugarcoat the velvet-covered steel fist that is Government. Even those on the Right do so from time to time. Now, I know that the Left deliberately uses vague pronouncements and is very imprecise in their language.
Why Did Chris Sununu Sign a Bill Cramming Hundreds of Millions in Costs Down on NH Towns?
The governor has signed a bill setting ridiculously low and arbitrary water standards on every town and city in the State. Municipalities will need a few hundred million statewide to meet these standards with no basis in sound science (hey, VT did it!). Money that neither the towns nor the State has to spend. Related: … Read more
Democrat Mindi Messmer Suddenly Cares About Unborn Babies?
Mindi Messmer is a New Hampshire Democrat. That means with few exceptions terminating a pregnancy from conception to birth. You’ll be hard-pressed to find another sort. So, to hear her claim to care about a fetus, you’d be right to ask what the government has to gain from that stance?
Superior Court Judge Says NH Water Rules (That Could Cost 200 Million) Will Halt Dec. 31st
A Superior Court Judge has ruled that there can be no enforcement of new stricter water rules in New Hampshire after Dec 31st while the State Supreme Court reviews the case.
Lawsuit Challenges New Hampshire’s Ridiculous PFAS Water Rule as an Unfunded Mandate
We’ve provided extensive coverage of water issues related to PFOA and PFAS. Up to the recent ruling to impose ridiculously restrictive water standards. A massive fiscal burden crammed down on local municipalities and residents by the state.
PFOA v. Solar Panels: Proof That NH Democrats Are Not Serious About “Clean” Drinking Water
On one hand, NH Democrats pushed meaningless standards for drinking water that will cost hundreds of millions for no added benefit. On the other hand, they want to spend more to expand something that is an actual threat to drinking water.
Breaking: NH Joint Legislative Committee Blows 200 Million Dollars (at a minimum) in one Vote
Perhaps you’ve heard about it. New Hampshire considering tighter drinking water standards for PFOA and PFAS. I may have mentioned it. Well, it’s a done deal. A Joint legislative committee has approved the ridiculously low and costly standards.
Proposed Water Standards Would Cost New Hampshire’s Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions
To borrow from Mitch McDeere, the protagonist in John Grisham’s The Firm, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) ridiculous new water standards is a topic that’s “not sexy, but it’s got teeth.” Sharp enough to cost NH taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
NHDES Proposes Ridiculously Restrictive Water Standard for PFOA/PFAS
At ten parts per billion (ppb), a child would need to drink 462 gallons of water a day (for some unknown period of time) to achieve the exposure level to PFOA or PFAS known to result in a likelihood of adverse health effects. New Hampshire’s Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) is recommending 12-15 parts per trillion (ppt).
The Water Will Be Fine, You Need to Worry About the Democrat Policy “Poison”
Three of the four Democrats who stumbled into elected office in 2016 from Merrimack ran as water warriors. As an elective strategy, it was clever. Locals and the media have played up a PFAS/PFOA leak in town. And it worked. But what we got were Left-wing water carriers.
Merrimack Residents Scaremongering State to Set Ridiculous Standards for Drinking Water
I have to keep dipping into this well because the disinformation campaign won’t let it go. Merrimack had a PFOA contamination problem. People are right to want more information. But the campaign has descended into a circus as “residents” demand unrealistic and unnecessary regulatory standards.
While We’re Mitigating PFAS in Our Water – Dental Floss Raised PFAS in Humans
The latest bugbear in the environmental contamination business is PFOA’s. These are part of a family of chemicals called PFAS. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The EPA notes that, PFOA and PFOS have been the most extensively produced and studied of these chemicals. Both chemicals are very persistent in the environment and in the human body … Read more