Researchers at the USGS tested 1,200 public and domestic wells nationwide to generate a first-of-its-kind interactive map of water contamination with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

In 2023, WildEarth Guardians filed a petition to ban PFAS in downhole operations, which includes all underground operations like drilling, casing and fracking. In November, the three-person ...

As government regulators focused on reigning in air pollution, companies were busy generating new sources of pollution, including plastics and PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals. PFAS ...

North Carolina environmental regulators are ordering Chemours to dramatically expand PFAS well testing around its Fayetteville Works plant, adding tens of thousands of homes now eligible for free ...

Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tons of microplastics, our research has revealed. These ...

Compost applied to agricultural soils in Australia each year contains tonnes of microplastics, our research has revealed.

Christian Sonne, from Denmark's Aarhus University, said the Ittoqqortoormiit fishing and hunting community had levels of the chemicals -- also known as PFAS -- in their blood 13 times higher than the ...

Ecology monitors multiple cleanup sites at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). This page focuses on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the groundwater. JBLM is in Pierce County, ...

Penny Wong says the government "won't be intimidated" following the Russian embassy issuing a statement warning of "grave consequences" if Australia joins a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

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