With a new year has come a new wave of litigation involving PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances), also known as “forever chemicals.” While ...

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are increasingly showing up in the environment, our food and drinking water, and throughout our ...

The PFAS are a byproduct from the company's ... and it stated that if it had to follow the orders and shut down its fluorination process, it would go bankrupt. The federal appeals court overturned ...

The notice sought information on the number, location and uses of fluorinated containers in the U.S.; alternatives to the fluorination process that generates PFAS; and measures to address risks ...

Justin Sullivan/Getty During the breakdown process, PFAS can leach into the soil and water supply. These chemicals also threaten the water when products containing them are dumped onto the ground ...

Evers also announced a slew of other actions he plans to include in his proposed budget this year, including $145 million to address PFAS contamination ... the rulemaking process to continue ...

Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal health, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.

The study adds to a growing body of research indicating that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, survive wastewater treatments and reenter the environment via treated wastewater and sludge.

Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to people who consume milk, eggs and beef, the agency says.