PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of chemicals linked to cancer and other diseases and are used widely in everyday products such as waterproof clothing and paper straws.

In a historic move to address the growing health threat of “forever chemicals,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is enacting new regulations covering PFAS, a class of seemingly ...

The announcement also fails to mention last year’s landmark EPA standard on PFAS in drinking water, which the chemical industry and water utilities sued over. The Trump administration has until ...

The PFAS Fund has awarded $3 million to researchers to conduct studies that will help commercial farmers make informed ...

The City of Cadillac says water from its two municipal well fields is safe and free from PFAS chemicals, despite growing ...

Maine leads in PFAS laws to tackle the crisis, as outlined in "Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America" ...

The Houston area, with its sprawling petrochemical complexes, is rife with likely sources of PFAS, and waste processors are eager to ship in more chemicals to clean them up. PFAS, short for per ...

The actions include designating an agency lead for the chemicals, commonly known as PFAS, developing wastewater guidelines for PFAS manufacturers and metal finishers, and moving forward with ...

Elevated levels of so-called forever chemicals have been detected in recent testing of a well in northwest Bend. But the city of Bend still has several years to reduce levels of the chemical to ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new list of measures targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or ...

The state of South Dakota will spend up to $250,000 to clear PFAS chemicals from local areas in the coming year. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals ...

The administration said it will set discharge limits for a class of toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The limitations will apply to companies that make these substances, as well as metal finishers.