A senior advisor to the EPA Office of Chemical Safety has said she supports a 'transition away' but not a ban of PFAS firefighting foam. Jan. 27—As cleanup continues in the West Plains ...

This week, the Trump administration withdrew a pending plan to limit the amount of PFAS chemicals the industry can release into the environment. “If you’re wondering right now, have I picked ...

ESTCP will Demonstrate Treatment Options for DoD Installations Impacted by Hazardous Chemicals Found in Firefighting Foams, Industrial Processes, ...

PFAS are so commercially abundant that they can be found in ... By pursuing systems that mitigate the negative aspects of C-F bonds and harness the positive, and using the abundant resources of ...

The study, by researchers at the University of Notre Dame, found that Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances—otherwise known as PFAS, harmful chemicals that can be absorbed through the skin—were ...

State regulators around the U.S. had been waiting for the Environmental Protection Agency to take the lead on PFAS requirements so they could incorporate effective monitoring and treatment into ...

In Washington — particularly King and Pierce counties — experts say the PFAS problem isn’t nearly as pronounced. The contaminants are likely present, they’re even detectable in rainwater ...

Last year, Connecticut joined a handful of states in banning a range of consumer products containing added PFAS chemicals. The legislation, Senate Bill 292, passed with overwhelming bipartisan ...

With the funding that remains, Maine could finish its $28.8 million investigation of 1,100 sites where PFAS-laden sewage sludge was spread on farm fields as a fertilizer and install water ...

In France, drinking water contamination by "forever chemicals" (PFAS, for per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances) is reaching unsuspected levels. Two separate measurement campaigns, made public o ...

The European Commission is expected to propose a ban on the use of PFAS in consumer products next year. Credit: Fabrizio Maffei/Shutterstock. The PFAS ban, which EU Environment Commissioner Jessika ...