Editor's note: This story was originally published by PublicSource and is part of an ongoing collaboration between Environmental Health News and PublicSource on PFAS contamination in Pennsylvania.
Thousands of construction sector workers protested in the Netherlands against the government's decision to impose restrictions on toxic PFAS chemicals and nitrogen emissions.
Two members of New England's congressional delegation are calling for a federal audit of PFAS chemicals in America's food supply, with an eye toward understanding whether they can cause contamination.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined a bipartisan group of 15 governors in a letter sent Wednesday to both the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services Committees backing provisions related to per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) in the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.
People in the Marinette and Peshtigo area voiced concerns about PFAS contamination stemming from treated sewage sludge spread on farm fields on Wednesday evening.
During a U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing to consider the nomination of Ambassador Barrett, Senator McSally asked about the Air Force's role in addressing PFAS contamination.
At least trace levels of toxic fluorochemicals called PFAS have been found at 60 schools, daycares and Head Start centers drawing groundwater from private wells in Michigan.
Drinking water systems in five Southeast Michigan communities will be re-tested for PFAS this week after a spike in one type of the toxic chemical was found at a river intake.
American industry, aided by federal regulators, is conducting a large-scale, consequential experiment with our hormones and the developing brains and reproductive systems of our children.
