They're called "forever chemicals" or PFAS — synthetic chemicals that are used in a wide range of products like food ...

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The Waterkeeper Alliance has identified a river in the country with the highest levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave Thursday, an agency spokesperson ...

The Trump administration requested its fourth extension for developing its position on the rule holding polluters responsible ...

An experiment in lab mice found that certain human gut bacteria can absorb PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," until they are excreted, new study finds.

"Forever chemicals" or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products ...

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Short-chain PFAS chemical PFHxA causes anxiety and memory problems in male mice, challenging safety assumptions.

Despite its reputation as a safer chemical, PFHxA—a short-chain PFAS—may cause long-term behavioral changes when exposure ...

Fracking produces vast quantities of wastewater, and a Texas law would treat it and use it for crops and industry. Here’s ...

People in the nation’s richest strawberry-growing region have lacked safe drinking water for decades. A Biden administration ...