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Lisa Sorg

Lisa Sorg

Lisa Sorg, environmental reporter, joined N.C. Policy Watch in July 2016. She covers environmental issues, including social justice, pollution, climate change, and energy policy. Before joining the project, Lisa was the editor and an investigative reporter for INDY Week, covering the environment, housing, and city government. She has been a journalist for 22 years, working at magazines, daily newspapers, digital media outlets, and alternative newsweeklies.

A water bubbler

EPA proposes new rule to crack down on PFAS, forever chemicals in our water

By: - March 14, 2023

This story was first published at N.C. Policy Watch. The EPA on Tuesday announced its proposed maximum contaminant levels – MCLs – for six types of toxic PFAS in drinking water and acknowledged that no amount of these compounds is safe. “EPA anticipates if fully implemented the rule will prevent tens of thousands of serious […]