It’s not uncommon nowadays to fill a glass of water from your tap and wonder what chemicals and contaminants may be lurking in there. That’s because research has increasingly revealed that heavy ...

Check out our conversation with Sharon Udasin and Rachel Frazin, authors of Poisoning the Well, on how PFAS forever chemicals ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A new study finds that technologies installed to remove “forever chemicals” from ...

Since the 1940s, companies have been using PFAS – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make products easier to use, from Teflon nonstick pots to waterproof rain gear, stain-resistant ...

Your tap water’s dirty little secret might have just met its match. Scientists have engineered a high-tech filter that strips toxic “forever chemicals” from drinking water in a matter of minutes.

Yes, wild game and fish fillets carries the risk of forever chemicals. The danger, according to public health experts and biologists, are so-called forever chemicals that can cause cancer. (These per- ...

Lurking in our nonstick pans, our rain jackets and even our drinking water are toxic compounds known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also called “forever chemicals.” They can ...