Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How do you get rid of something that’s known for lasting forever? That’s a question New Hampshire officials have been trying to ...

Perdue says AFFF firefighting foam caused PFAS at its Salisbury site and is suing 3M and Johnson Controls-linked firms as a ...

Before the House passed legislation to ban the use of PFAS, so-called forever chemicals, in firefighting foam in July 2025, Rep. Brian Munroe, D-Bucks, recounted his personal account of dealing with ...

A new Wisconsin bill could help fire departments purchase firefighting foam made from soybeans. This organic foam is a safer alternative to foams containing toxic "forever chemicals," or PFAS. Testing ...

Over the past generations, aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) have stood as the gold standard in firefighting, particularly in suppressing intense fuel-based fires. Praised for their effectiveness, ...

The investigation will focus on areas where firefighting foam, which contains PFAS, was used. The city will test groundwater and soil and assess potential health and environmental impacts. The city ...

A firefighter holds a handful of SoyFoam. The firefighting foam is PFAS free, biodegradable and made with a crop that's abundant in Ohio: soybeans. Outside the Harrison Township Fire Department, in ...

How do you get rid of something that’s known for lasting forever? That’s a question New Hampshire officials have been trying to answer for years, as they looked to dispose of thousands of gallons of ...