The spill of firefighting foam containing PFAS at the former Brunswick Naval Air station last summer is prompting a closer ...

Brunswick airport’s toxic foam spill highlighted the need to transition to safer alternatives. A Brunswick legislator is ...

Toxic, potentially cancer-causing firefighting foam, like what spilled in Brunswick last year, is still being used in some ...

Quick summary • 3M marketed its firefighting foams as safe and biodegradable for decades, despite knowing they contained toxic PFAS chemicals that persist in the environment. E ...

Harmful PFAS chemicals in U.S. drinking water could be linked to thousands of cancer cases annually, highlighting a growing ...

The report on the review of the Pease clean-up also details the Air Force’s installation of the Airfield Interim Mitigation ...

Five buildings in that area were identified as likely culprits based on whether they stored a special firefighting foam that contains PFAS. The foam, known as AFFF, is appreciated by firefighters ...

The U.S. Navy's consultants are beginning to test private wells for the emerging contaminant PFAS this week in neighborhoods ...

Residents in one coastal village cannot fish, swim or grow food due to contamination by "forever chemicals", and live in fear ...

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a family of man-made chemicals used for their water- and stain-resistant qualities in products like clothing and carpet, nonstick cookware, packaging ...

According to a quote for the gear, 31 pairs of PFAS-free pants, jackets, liners and moisture barriers come to a price of ...

The mixture was allowed to burn on top of a mock aircraft for 1 to 2 minutes before it was extinguished using the firefighting foam, which contained PFAS, according to the report and comments from ...