Advocates are making slow but steady progress to clean up a portion of the Columbia River named a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency. Toxic pollution dumped by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for more than 40 years at Bradford Island contaminated fish in the area, which are used as sustenance by the region s Indigenous people. .
The latest research reveals alarming levels of contamination in northeastern Tennessee waterways, by the chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS. Many communities and ecosystems are exposed to PFAS in soil, surface water, groundwater and air. Dan Firth, chair of the solid waste and mining committee for the Tennessee chapter of the Sierra Club, said they collected 20 water samples from lakes and rivers around Kingsport and Johnson City, and about 60% tested positive for the substances, often known as "forever chemicals" because they do not degrade over time. .
So-called “forever chemicals” linked to disease, infertility and death have been detected in 60% of rivers and lakes tested in Northeast Tennessee, findings that “cast into question the long-term safety
Sponsor of resolution said the relief is needed and will making donations for volunteer fire departments for transporting water from Boone Lake to cattle farms.
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) People enjoyed their Labor Day holiday at Boone Lake. It might be the last few days of the summer season, but it’s also the last few days of the lake’s second season of being at a normal water level. Bo Parker spent the holiday watching people enjoy their water activities. […]