The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) updated officials from St. Joseph County and White Pigeon Township earlier this week on results of its 2019 site assessment which found PFAS in all ...

Minnesota-based 3M is required to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up PFAS-contaminated drinking water in the Twin Cities after the company dumped chemical waste in the east metro for ...

Recently, mounting concerns over the effect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) might have on the environment and on human health have led to increased regulation and efforts to phase out the ...

Forever chemicals: The threat of PFAS in our water 11:21. On a cold winter day on the Stoneridge Dairy Farm, in Arundel, Maine, Fred Stone was worried more about his cows being cold than himself ...

PFAS are all around us, so how do we navigate a world filled with harmful chemicals? We speak to an expert who guides us through what PFAS are, why they're a problem, and what can be done about them.

PFAS are a family of ubiquitous synthetic chemicals that linger in the environment and the human body. PFAS exposure is linked to problems such as cancer, obesity, thyroid disease, high ...

PFAS is an acronym for a family of chemicals called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances that are celebrated for their use in nonstick cookware and water resistant clothing but also feared for ...

PFAS chemicals are known as “forever chemicals,” a family of potentially thousands of synthetic chemicals that are extremely persistent in the environment and in our bodies. PFAS is short for ...

EPA sets new rule for "forever chemicals" in drinking water 02:06. For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it is issuing a national regulation limiting the ...

PFAS exposure has been linked to health problems, including hormonal disruption, immune system damage, and increased risk of certain cancers, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

Forever chemicals are in the household items we use daily, from cookware dental floss to umbrellas. To minimize exposure, we can take individual steps alongside corporate and governmental action.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have earned the nickname of forever chemicals from their extraordinary ability to stick around in the environment long after they’ve been used..