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PFAS Hearing Highlights National Contamination Problem

PFAS contamination was the focus of a US Senate subcommittee hearing this week.  The session brought together government officials, and citizens from a growing number of communities, like Fairbanks and North Pole, where groundwater has been polluted by perfluorinated or PFAS chemicals from firefighting foams. KUAC’s Dan Bross reports.

Dan has been in public radio news in Alaska since 1993. He’s worked as a reporter, newscaster and talk show host at stations in McGrath, Valdez and Fairbanks. Dan’s experience includes coverage of a wide range of topics, from wolf control to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and dog mushing.