The Town of Jackson is partnering with an environmental consultant to go on the hunt for ubiquitous toxic chemicals in water running through Flat Creek, pictured here, and nearby Cache Creek. PFAS have been detected in Shoshone River fish, wells near Jackson Hole Airport and in low concentrations in town water in 2023.
Jackson to Test Cache, Flat Creeks for Toxic PFAS
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