Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A firefighter sprays a mixture of water and foam during a demonstration of a soy-based firefighting foam on Sept. 10, 2024, in ...

"PFAS are everywhere, and they never, ever go away." ...

Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the dangers of the job — including one that may be hiding in the supplies he and his ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A bill advancing through the Iowa Senate would require fire districts and city councils in the state to consider switching to a soybean-based firefighting ...

Firefighters across Colorado protect people from devastating fires, but the materials sometimes used to put out the flames could hurt the very communities they're saving. Those materials we're talking ...

Oregon's Senate Bill 91 prohibits firefighting foam containing PFAS, except when federally mandated. PFAS chemicals, linked to various health problems, are found in many products and don't break down ...

Perdue AgriBusiness has announced legal actions against companies connected to PFAS-containing firefighting foam, or aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), previously used in the fire suppression system at ...

Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or PFAS ...

SALISBURY, Md. -- Fire departments across Maryland’s Eastern Shore are still storing stockpiles of banned firefighting foam years after the state outlawed it, raising concerns about safety and ...

Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or ...