Wondering what PFAS are and what "forever chemical" pollution means for private wells? Here's what to know about testing, ...

Cotter, who brought the issue of PFAS in gear to the fore in a yearslong fight chronicled in a documentary produced in part ...

For example, flossing your teeth is good oral hygiene, but some flosses are coated in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as forever chemicals, which can make consumer ...

But in the past few years, Yorba Linda has picked up another distinction: It’s home to the nation’s largest per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) water treatment plant of its kind, according to the ...

Perfluoroalkyls, or PFAs, are commonly used chemicals that break down slowly over time. These chemicals are man-made for consumer products and have been used since the 1940s. There are about ...

In December, Maryland environmental officials began testing drinking water in a set of schools and daycare centers served by wells for harmful PFAS compounds. So far, out of 200 schools and ...

Three states — North Carolina, New Mexico and New Jersey — are formally demanding that the EPA start regulating air emissions from PFAS. PFAS are man-made chemicals that are resistant to heat ...

Massachusetts this month became the second state to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from firefighter protective gear after Connecticut approved the first legislation of its kind ...

Parkersburg was the focus of the feature film "Dark Waters" and the Netflix documentary "The Devil We Know," both of which review the community's struggle with rampant PFAS pollution traced to ...

More than 40 million Americans get their drinking water not from the public supply but from private sources, and nearly all ...