EPA sets new standards for PFOA contamination

Jenny Kelly, who lives about 700 feet from the former ChemFab site, believes PFOA contamination is the cause of her chronic health issues. Photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDigger
BENNINGTON — Vermont officials are poring over a long-awaited government report on the toxicity of chemicals like PFOA, hoping it will lead to more effective regulation and environmental cleanup responses.The Environmental Working Group, also reacting to the release, said the report “concludes that the ‘minima