Courtesy of the Washington Department of Ecology Firefighters sometimes use a special type of foam to put out fires caused by flammable liquids, like gases or solvents. But that foam contains “forever ...

The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) gives the Pentagon more time to use firefighting foam that contains “forever chemicals.” Lawmakers on Sunday released a negotiated ...

A new study gives officials a starting point for future exposure tracking, but not a clean measure of how much impact 2020 ...

Federal government seeks damages from multinational manufacturer over contamination at defence sites in its largest legal claim ever ...

STUDIO CITY, CA, UNITED STATES, June 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Kord Fire Protection is sharing guidance for facility owners, property managers, and industrial operators as more businesses review ...

The case centres on contamination caused by PFAS in the foam at dozens of defence sites.

A type of firefighting foam still kept on hand at some airports and known to contain high levels of PFAS — or “forever chemicals” — has become the target of a mandated cleanup effort in New Mexico, ...

Pasco Fire removed 140 gallons of PFAS-containing AFFF foam from the city. The Washington Department of Ecology runs statewide collection and 90 stations signed up. Pasco replaced the toxic foam with ...

In response, 3M said it has never manufactured PFAS in Australia and ceased sales of the AFFF products in Australia in 2005. ...

Australia's government said Thursday it had launched an AU$2 billion ($1.43 billion) legal action against US consumer goods giant 3M over the contamination of military bases that used firefighting ...