the most recent collections cited in the USGS Tap Water Survey, tested positive for at least one PFAS compound – including in Midwestern states such as Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Iowa.

If you own property in the West Plains area, Spokane County Commissioner Al French is asking you to join in on a request to ...

For example, flossing your teeth is good oral hygiene, but some flosses are coated in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as forever chemicals, which can make consumer ...

Three states — North Carolina, New Mexico and New Jersey — are formally demanding that the EPA start regulating air emissions from PFAS. PFAS are man-made chemicals that are resistant to heat ...

But analysing tap water allows for a more accurate assessment of what people are drinking, said Kelly Smalling, a USGS hydrologist who led the research. Exposure to high levels of PFAS can disrupt ...

Forever chemicals are in the household items we use daily, from cookware dental floss to umbrellas. To minimize exposure, we ...

Last week I spent six hours skiing in the Vermont rain, and it actually didn’t suck–largely because I was swaddled in invisible toxic chemicals, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” ...

Massachusetts this month became the second state to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from firefighter protective gear after Connecticut approved the first legislation of its kind ...

In December, Maryland environmental officials began testing drinking water in a set of schools and daycare centers served by wells for harmful PFAS compounds. So far, out of 200 schools and ...

Perfluoroalkyls, or PFAs, are commonly used chemicals that break down slowly over time. These chemicals are man-made for consumer products and have been used since the 1940s. There are about ...

More than 40 million Americans get their drinking water not from the public supply but from private sources, and nearly all ...

the most recent collections cited in the USGS Tap Water Survey, tested positive for at least one PFAS compound – including in Midwestern states such as Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Iowa. Overall, the ...