PFAS are commonly known as “forever chemicals,” the lawsuit said. This is because the chemicals that fall under this classification are typically long lasting and tend to “break down very ...

News reports of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water have left people worried about the safety of tap and bottled water. But recent research has shown there are ways to significantly ...

5, 2024 – Exposure to chemicals called PFAS during young adulthood has been linked to yet another serious health problem – reduced kidney function and kidney disease. Often called "forever ...

Toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” have turned up in yet another remote corner of the environment: rainfall. Chemical companies ...

Laboratory testing of samples taken on Oct. 11 and again on Oct. 18 measured GenX, a so-called forever chemical, at 10 parts per trillion in one of the Roanoke Valley’s sources of public ...

PFAS are in Miami's rainwater. And it is the latest evidence the synthetic "forever chemicals"—that have raised health concerns for people and wildlife—hitch a ride on the water cycle ...

Sioux Falls is the only water system that pulls water from the Big Sioux River, but the city rarely uses the river as a water source. More states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products ...

People served by the Lancaster city water system can keep drinking tap water despite a warning about an elevated level of a “forever chemical,” but a local medical expert says that those with ...

A person shops at a home improvement store in New York City in January. Many states have enacted laws this year to restrict the use of PFAS — often called “forever chemicals” — in a wide array of ...

Legislative momentum against PFAS has surged this year, as at least 11 states enacted laws to restrict the use of “forever chemicals” in everyday consumer products or professional firefighting ...