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 ...

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 ...

Residents and scientists warn that PFAS contamination in harbor water could pose serious health and environmental risks, ...

People on private wells in five Oneida County Townships in Wisconsin may be offered free PFAS testing. It stems from the ...

Chemours told ProPublica that it invested more than $400 million to remediate and reduce PFAS emissions. It also noted that ...

A study by the Waterkeeper Alliance documented elevated PFAS concentrations downstream of wastewater treatment facilities and ...

Tools to address PFAS pollution are limited. Here's what researchers are learning about how these chemicals travel through ...