Officials issue warning after discovering dangerous contamination in drinking water: 'We're trying to do the right thing'

Officials issue warning after discovering dangerous contamination in drinking water: 'We're trying to do the right thing'

State and local officials in Truro, Massachusetts, discovered PFAS contamination in five private wells, exposing families to dangerous "forever chemicals" that threaten their health.  It highlights a growing national crisis.  What's happening? Government employees found PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in private wells downhill from town facilities after conducting voluntary testing beginning in 2023, according to The Provincetown I…