The city said the chemical manufacturers sold and distributed PFAS-containing firefighting foam to the U.S. Navy and Air ...

Board of Water Supply Chief Engineer Ernie Lau gives insight into the possible effects of EPA changes on the Red Hill cleanup ...

That is about one-tenth of the 50,000 gallons that Maine estimates can be found in the trucks, tanks and sprinkler ... Aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, is used to fight high-intensity fuel ...

While efforts to phase out the use of AFFF are ongoing, U.S. Navy bases may request waivers to continue using this toxic foam into 2026. In 1967, a fuel tank ignited and led to a series of explosions, ...

The military is currently phasing out the use of AFFF as the Department of Defense (DOD) seeks viable PFAS-free firefighting foam alternatives to curb PFAS contamination. Firefighting foam was a ...

A vote in the House has not yet been scheduled, but if passed, it would make Oregon the 16th state to essentially outlaw PFAS ...

Efforts to get harmful “forever chemicals” out of firefighting foam used in Oregon are closer to being realized.

Lawmakers are considering three bills that would remove and regulate AFFF firefighting foam.

One reason for doing so: attempting to keep the non-AFFF claims in state court and well clear of the massive PFAS MDL in federal court in South Carolina, with associated procedural controls and ...

with Arcadis, titled "Solutions for Managing Aqueous Film-Forming-Foam- (AFFF-) Impacted Infrastructure” details the enormity of the AFFF problem, outlines the immense challenges of treating AFFF ...