Over the past decade, about 67 million gallons of fire retardant have been dropped on wildfires across California, according to...
EPA narrows in on PFAS regulations, Tucson hopes for federal priority
Alisa Reznick/KJZZ — Kaulana Breitenbach, water quality specialist for the Marana Water Department, shows a sample of the activated charcoal...
Military firefighters’ ‘forever chemical’ exposures remain unrecognized by the VA.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the armed forces began employing aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) on many U.S. military...
3M reaches $10.3-billion settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water systems
Photo: A researcher pours a water sample into a glass container for testing at an Environmental Protection Agency center in...
Fire retardant kills fish. Is it worth the risk?
Photo: Firefighters drop retardant over Aliso Canyon during the Coastal Fire in Laguna Niguel, California, on May 11, 2022. Jeff...