Wastewater treatment plants in Western Pennsylvania are dumping what’s known as forever chemicals into Pittsburgh’s rivers, a new study shows. The report from the nonprofit Women for a Healthy Environment focuses on per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), man-made chemicals used in many industrial and consumer products. It found a higher
'Forever chemicals' known as PFAS are entering the three rivers at sewage treatment plants, according to the nonprofit Women for a Healthy Environment.