Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How do you get rid of something that’s known for lasting forever? That’s a question New Hampshire officials have been trying to ...

"PFAS are everywhere, and they never, ever go away." ...

The Commonwealth is launching its largest-ever legal claim, suing the manufacturer of a firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals that contaminated 28 Defence Force bases across Australia.

A new study has revealed there may be a significant underestimation of a specific type of PFAS "forever chemical" in the environment. Researchers from UNSW Sydney found that branched perfluorooctanoic ...

Maine environmental officials said all water samples analyzed so far in the wake of the state's largest recorded accidental spill of firefighting foam are below Maine's guidelines for potentially ...

The measure ( HB 1019 ), effective July 1, will gradually ban the use, sale and possession of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF ...

Firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil-spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. For about 20 years, Julie Cassidy ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania lawmakers could soon ban a dangerous chemical present throughout the state. The State House unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would ban per- & ...

Before the House passed legislation to ban the use of PFAS, so-called forever chemicals, in firefighting foam in July 2025, Rep. Brian Munroe, D-Bucks, recounted his personal account of dealing with ...

How do you get rid of something that’s known for lasting forever? That’s a question New Hampshire officials have been trying to answer for years, as they looked to dispose of thousands of gallons of ...

How do you get rid of something that’s known for lasting forever? That’s a question New Hampshire officials have been trying to answer for years, as they looked to dispose of thousands of gallons of ...