09/09/2024 – Edmonds Environmental Council

Cleaning up remaining contamination at the Unocal Edmonds site

Scarlet Tang
Sep 9, 2024

https://ecology.wa.gov/blog/september-2024/cleaning-up-remaining-contamination-at-the-unocal-edmonds-site

These common chemicals could affect your health all over your body, expert says

CNN —
There are chemicals in cookware, food, water, clothes and furniture that could cause problems for people’s health.

These PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they don’t fully break down in the environment — have been used in consumer products since the 1950s.

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN
Mon September 9, 2024

Link to article and video:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/health/pfas-explainer-wellness/index.html?cid=ios_app

Ecology invites public comment on cleanup next to Edmonds Marsh

Once cleanup is done, Edmonds could purchase the Unocal property. Advocates say land could bring salmon back to the marsh.

by Ta’Leah Van Sistine
Monday, September 9, 2024 6:30am

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/ecology-invites-public-comment-on-cleanup-next-to-edmonds-marsh