Hear more on the research into how "forever chemicals" impact our health and how communities can actually come together to face environmental threats like PFAS in this excerpt from the conversation at NHPR's 2026 Climate Summit.

The panel, moderated by Safe to Drink Senior Producer, Jason Moon:


  
Safe to Drink Host Mara Hoplamazian



  
Community organizer Victor Davila of Slingshot Vermont



  
Environmental health researcher Dr. Julia Varshavsky of Northeastern University




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A New Hampshire town finds out their water has been contaminated by a chemical. Their most basic question — whether the water is safe to drink — doesn’t have a clear answer. Nobody seems to know much about this so-called forever chemical, which is weird because… this has all happened before.

From the Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio, Safe to Drink is a four-part series about the water contamination story that keeps repeating in town after town — and about the people who fought for answers through a maze of chemistry, regulations, and illnesses.

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