Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill funding a study of the "forever chemical" PFAS in agricultural fields fertilized with sewage sludge.

At a time when water is more vital than ever for public health and environmental protection, Veolia has built one of the ...

Some PFAS chemicals have been linked with various health problems, such as weakened immune systems, high cholesterol and certain cancers. Across the country the Environmental Protection Agency ...

The study examines how contaminated soil particles become airborne, posing exposure risks from "forever chemicals." ...

PFAS are synthetic compounds in various consumer products, valued for their heat, water and oil resistance. However, their chemical stability has made them persistent in the environment ...

Until then, Meek said, he “had no idea what PFAS was.” Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency set the first federal drinking water limits for PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and ...

The combined impact of so-called 'forever chemicals' is more harmful to the environment than single chemicals in isolation, a new study shows. The combined impact of so-called 'forever chemicals ...

very quick,” Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim of the Environmental Protection Agency told The Hill. When it comes to the scale of the job of phasing PFAS out, “a reality check is needed,” Ibrahim said.

That is primarily due to the nature of the diseases correlated with PFAS. Most of those health concerns are associated with a number of other medical and/or environmental factors, meaning doctors ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it is delaying the timeline for water utilities to comply with reducing some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS chemicals ...

North Carolina's Environmental Management Commission voted Thursday to move forward with proposed groundwater standards for forever chemicals known as PFAS. A public comment period on the proposed ...

PFAS chemicals last an especially long time in the environment—hence their nickname, “forever chemicals.” They’re routinely detected in the human body, in food, in farmland, and in ...