PFAS found in agricultural land and drinking water in Johnson County prompted officials to issue a declaration of disaster.

People around the world have been wearing Gore-Tex for nearly 60 years. And now, the state of Maryland is suing them over ...

The omnipresence of 'forever chemicals' or PFAS in everyday items and their persistence in the environment raise significant health concerns. These chemicals have been linked to cancer ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in sewage sludge, known as forever chemicals ... a backwards way of regulating chemicals in this country,” he said. Virginia continues to promote ...

Invisible, omnipresent "forever chemicals" have been linked to a wide range of serious effects on human health, prompting growing calls for them to be banned. While there is firm evidence that at ...

PFAS chemicals are manufactured and typically hard to see, unless you were on Birdneck Road in Virginia Beach on Good ... “It’s known as a forever chemical,” Schafran said.

Scientists have identified a form of bacteria that eats the toxic "forever chemicals" that leach into the water supply by way of manufacturing. Better yet, the bacteria also munch on the chemicals ...

One of the biggest issues in sustainability is how to treat and eradicate “forever chemicals" such as polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS as it is sometimes known. The chemical is widely used ...

The state last month became the first to ban the sale of cookware containing the so-called “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. The move is part of a wider effort across the country to crack ...

This is why they’ve been dubbed “forever chemicals”. Recently, scientists identified a new type of PFAS known as bis-FASIs in lithium-ion batteries and in the environment. Bis-FASIs have ...