PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water: Louisville GenX Spike, Georgia Blood Study and Ohio Cleanup Plans Raise Alarm
Communities from Kentucky to Georgia to Ohio are waking up to the same unsettling reality: “forever chemicals” are showing up in their drinking water — and even in their blood — just as federal protections are being weakened and utilities scramble to catch up. On December 1, 2025, new research from the UK’s Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) underscored how technically difficult and expensive it will be to remove these chemicals at scale, even as local U.S. stories from Louisville, Rome and Calhoun (Georgia), and Shadyside (Ohio) lay bare how high the stakes are. Louisville Public Media+4Water Magazine+4The Times Leader+4 What
