Air Force veteran Joe McGrath served on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove for 34 years. “I started as a reservist in 1973,” McGrath told NBC10. “The writing was on the wall that the ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Outdoor gear is in the midst of a sea change. A common family of chemicals used for waterproofing, stain resistance, and durability — PFAS — is being banned in textiles in California and in apparel in ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized limits on certain PFAS chemicals in drinking water, which they say will reduce exposure for 100 million people. Experts say even small amounts of PFAS ...

Water utilities and chemical companies are challenging a recent rule from the Environmental Protection Agency that limits some PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in drinking water. At least three lawsuits ...

Although the dangers of so-called forever chemicals are well-documented, these harmful substances have been detected in a range of personal care products used by consumers on a daily basis. For ...

July 24, 2024 - On October 11, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and ...

Millions of Americans rely on drinking water systems that have recently exceeded new limits for toxic “forever chemicals” that the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday. USA TODAY ...

A group of potentially toxic “forever chemicals,” mostly coming from prescribed drugs, may be contaminating drinking water for millions of Americans, as wastewater treatment plants fail to remove them ...