In 2021, families near Selah, Washington learned their drinking-water wells were tainted with PFAS — a class of “forever chemicals” with negative health effects — due to pollution from a nearby Army training center. Some residents now rely on bottled water and avoid bathing in their own homes as they wait for a long-term solution from the Army.

(Produced by Ramon Dompor & Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

This story was originally published Oct. 23, 2022

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