North Dakota Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller, chair of the Capitol Grounds Planning Commission, speaks during a commission meeting in Bismarck on Feb. 22, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
The new State Lab is under construction on the Capitol grounds in Bismarck on Nov. 21, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
A new State Lab under construction on the Capitol grounds will give North Dakota expanded capabilities to address public health and environmental concerns, including testing to detect forever chemicals.
North Dakota’s Department of Environmental Quality sends up to 100 samples each year to out-of-state labs to test for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, s…