But more batteries will mean more of a dangerous suite of materials used to build them: PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” “To address our needs as a society for electric vehicles and energy ...

For almost a century now, perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances have extensively polluted the environment, causing dire health and economic consequences. Notably, these chemicals ...

One program that survived, though, was the EPA’s effort to monitor public drinking water systems for almost 30 types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. They’re part of a class of ...

As government regulators focused on reigning in air pollution, companies were busy generating new sources of pollution, including plastics and PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals. PFAS ...

PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are present in more than 12,000 compounds found in consumer products, the most common being nonstick cookware, food wrappers, cleaning products and clothing ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A bill to ban more household consumer products containing PFAS is gaining traction at the Statehouse. They’re products that we all have in our homes, and experts say ...

The suit has been consolidated with one brought by chemical and manufacturing trade groups and one of the largest makers of PFAS, which also seeks to rescind the EPA’s strict limits.

BENNINGTON — Analyzing state well testing data, a team of Bennington College professors and students has determined that PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) levels in contaminated groundwater ...

It affects around 500,000 residents with cancer-causing chemicals known as PFAs. PFAs is used while making plastic products, but it’s often released at unchecked amounts upstream in the Cape Fear ...

Researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (sometimes labelled 'forever chemicals') while recovering their fluorine content for future use. Oxford Chemistry ...

The federal government is moving to add PFAS, a class of thousands of chemicals used in a wide range of products from food containers to clothing, to the official list of toxic substances ...