In 1985, the problem was an enormous hole that researchers had discovered in the Earth’s ozone layer, which shields the planet from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. The culprits were ...

The research is part of the FDA’s Total Diet Study, which monitors levels of nutrients and contaminants in food.

USFJ denied access to Kadena Air Base, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and Marine Corps Camp Hansen to collect water and ...

The Food and Drug Administration detected “forever chemicals” in a few samples of meat, milk, seafood, and kale, but the PFAS weren’t found in more than 90% of the food tested. The FDA released test ...

Sample kits are available for pick up Dec. 16 and Dec. 17. The Chilmark Board of Health is expanding PFAS testing, also known as forever chemicals or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, after ...

PIERRE — The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), in partnership with the South Dakota Soybean Checkoff, announced the start of a statewide PFAS foam collection and SoyFoam exchange ...

A fighter jet sits on a runway in Osan Air Base, South Korea, with mountains in the background. Fluoropolymers considered per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances have myriad uses. That includes fluid ...

Early results from a new wave of U.S. Department of Defense-funded demonstration projects to remediate PFAS contamination on military bases show promise for destroying the chemicals at scale and could ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved another pesticide that contains PFAS, often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down in the environment. The decision ...

PIERRE — The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), in partnership with the South Dakota Soybean Checkoff, announced the start of a statewide PFAS foam collection and SoyFoam exchange ...