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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has named seafood exporters with unsafe levels of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," marking one of the first times the agency has issued such a warning ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes called forever chemicals, constitute a large group of synthetic chemicals that contain at ...

Forever chemicals – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS – are a class of industrial chemicals used for manufacturing numerous products such as non-stick cookware, cosmetics ...

The contamination of pre- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, has caused deaths of fish and cattle, according to officials. “Testing has confirmed PFAS contamination ...

This week, the Trump administration withdrew a pending plan to limit the amount of PFAS chemicals the industry can release into the environment. “If you’re wondering right now, have I picked ...

TV 11 NEWS AT FIVE CONTINUES. I THINK I WOULD JUST EMPHASIZE THAT THESE PFAS PESTICIDES ARE PART OF A CLASS OF CHEMICALS THAT ARE VERY TOXIC TO HUMAN HEALTH. NEW DETAILS NOW. IN AN 11 NEWS ...

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 ...

The proposed standards mirror EPA recommendations for PFAS levels, aiming to aid residents with contaminated private wells. MADISON — The policy-setting arm of the Department of Natural ...

In Washington — particularly King and Pierce counties — experts say the PFAS problem isn’t nearly as pronounced. The contaminants are likely present, they’re even detectable in rainwater ...