PFAS

State officials and the airport have been negotiating an agreement to study and clean up a suite of soil and water contaminants, including PFAS. Sometimes known as “forever chemicals,” PFAS substances are water soluble and take years to break down.

Up to 300 private and shared wells in western Spokane County are eligible for no-cost water testing that will inform residents and government officials about the presence of potentially hazardous chemicals.

A recently-published analysis of samples taken from Airway Heights residents reported levels of harmful chemicals known as PFAS at levels more than 50 times above the national average. The city is now using a temporary water source, which is safe to drink.

An Indiana professor who is researching pollution in household drinking wells is reaching out to residents of Airway Heights.Jackie MacDonald Gibson is…

The federal government has released results of health tests it conducted on people who drank water pulled from wells in Airway Heights before 2017. The…

Representatives from two federal agencies are recruiting Airway Heights residents to participate in a project related to contaminated drinking water in…

Federal health officials are in Airway Heights to learn about whether exposure to a firefighting chemical foam has harmed peoples’ health.The foam was…