This morning, Judge Richard Gergel of the US District Court for the District of South Carolina—the judge presiding over multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerning Aqueous Film Forming Foam ...

Since 1966, the fire suppressant AFFF has been used by firefighters to extinguish Class B fires, which stem from combustible and flammable liquids and gases such as gasoline, alcohol, jet fuel, ...

Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is suing more than 20 chemical manufacturers including 3M and DuPont that for years made and sold products containing types of "forever chemicals." The suit alleges ...

Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The State of North Carolina has awarded Revive Environmental Technology a contract to provide PFAS destruction services as part of its Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) ...

Countless firefighters in Michigan—and across the country—have spent decades handling a chemical-laden firefighting foam without fully understanding its long-term risks. What has not been discovered ...

The authority in charge of Brunswick Landing has removed firefighting foam containing forever chemicals from one of its airport hangars. Hangar 6 held 975 gallons of aqueous film-forming foam ...

Hazardous materials technician Evan Duncan, left, hazardous waste operator Keith Trumpie, center, and hazardous materials technician Craig Healy, with Battelle, get a load of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two sailors test a hose for spraying an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), often used to fight fuel fires on ships and in airfields ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 3—Cannon Air Force Base on Monday announced it has "removed and disposed of" all aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a monumental stride towards addressing the nation’s PFAS water contamination crisis, Paul Napoli, along with the co-leads of the AFFF Multi-District ...