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So-called 'forever' chemicals are found in many household products 鈥� and they鈥檙e linked to a host of health problems. And because they were designed to never break down, it鈥檚 nearly impossible to get rid of them. But researchers from Colorado State University and CU Boulder have found a promising new method to break them down safely 鈥� using light. We鈥檒l hear more on today鈥檚 In The NoCo.

Scientists, led by Colorado State University PhD postdoctoral scholar Xin Liu, detail a new technique for breaking down PFAS in a paper published in Nature.

For the first time, the federal government is putting limits on 鈥渇orever chemicals鈥� called PFAS in the nation鈥檚 drinking water 鈥� a move that will protect communities across the Mountain West.

Colorado is restricting the amount of "forever chemicals" Suncor can discharge into Sand Creek. It's the first time state regulators have put controls on PFAS pollution. The Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to provide more details on the story.

There鈥檚 a lot of concern about PFAS chemicals that have seeped into waterways in the Mountain West. But some researchers are finding that bacteria can help clean them up.

We discuss the redistricting dust-up in Weld County and how new federal regulations on "forever chemicals" will affect Colorado.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new drinking water standards this week for PFAS 鈥� the increasingly pervasive toxic chemicals that are highly prevalent in Colorado.

Environmental researchers say PFAS and other so-called 鈥渇orever chemicals鈥� are present at 鈥渟taggeringly high鈥� levels in freshwater fish in the mountain west, and residents are poised to fight the proposed Sweetwater Lake State Park.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposes designating certain PFAS as hazardous substances, paving the way to hold polluters accountable for contamination cleanup.

Every Tuesday, we talk with the Colorado Sun to find out what stories are on their radar. This week, KUNC鈥檚 Beau Baker spoke with editor Larry Ryckman.