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 ...

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A new study has revealed there may be a significant underestimation of a specific type of PFAS "forever chemical" in the environment. Researchers from UNSW Sydney found that branched perfluorooctanoic ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well ...

(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 foam in an effort ...

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 ...

OFFICERS SAY THE SUSPECT WAS WEARING A MASK AT THE TIME.. BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR IF THIS IS A ROBBERY ATTEMPT. STATE LEADERS ARE LAUNCHING A NEW TAKE BACK PROGRAM --- FOR FIRE FIGHTING FOAM. THE ...

A new state law taking effect next Wednesday will ban fire departments across Florida from using traditional firefighting foam made with toxic "forever chemicals," or PFAS, due to their direct link to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — At Revive Environmental's Columbus facility, you don't have to walk far into their warehouse to hear the hum of progress. "Our mission is to make water safe," said the company's CEO ...

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 ...