With consumer awareness of the environmental and health impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) growing, many companies have eliminated the chemicals commonly used for water- and ...

Waders, which are waterproof boots or overalls, are designed to keep water out, but they could be letting toxins in. In Maine, many of these products are now flagged for containing PFAS and that’s ...

PFAS, also known as PFCs, are a category of synthetic chemical that are used to make man-made products waterproof. They're used in outdoor clothing for waterproofing – a job they do very well. But ...

The lawsuit alleges French company Arkema negligently discharged PFAS into the Goose Creek watershed in West Chester.

When PFAS began showing up in Cadillac residents’ well water, industrial polluters were a prime suspect. But state ...

Two U.S. states passed laws restricting PFAS in clothing in 2022 that went into effect at the start of this year. While these rules just went into effect two months ago, companies have had to prepare.

As New Mexico grapples with the cost of cleaning up “forever chemicals” near military installations, a new federal government report details the extent of the problem nationwide. More than 700 ...

Those are manmade chemicals often found in Teflon or waterproof clothing that do not break down ... “If industrial PFAs pollution isn’t controlled, somebody’s going to pay for it.

WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor PFAS, widely used in consumer products such as nonstick cookware and waterproof clothing, as well as in firefighting foam, have been linked to serious ...