The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is considering granting “emergency” approval for a PFAS pesticide, meaning it will not have to undergo important safety reviews required as ...
Only three labs in the country can rigorously test down to the part-per-trillion level and help brands validate PFAS-free claims with real, third party validated data. (Photo by DAVID PINTENS/BELGA ...
Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. California lawmakers voted to ban a group of chemicals known as ...
The E.P.A. said it would maintain limits on the two most common “forever chemicals” in tap water. Rules for four others will be rolled back. By Hiroko Tabuchi The Environmental Protection Agency said ...
They're in cookware, cosmetic products, clothing, tap water, and even detectable in human bodies – PFAS, a group of synthetic chemicals. PFAS are known as "forever chemicals" because they resist ...
A Duke University study has revealed how a previously undetectable form of PFAS pollution moved through Burlington’s wastewater system for years, transforming into more toxic chemicals and ...
For almost a century now, perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances have extensively polluted the environment, causing dire health and economic consequences. Notably, these chemicals are ...
A new substitute for forever chemicals is non-toxic material is water- and oil-resistant, sustainable and affordable. It’s one of those quiet realities of modern life: we unwrap our sandwich or sip ...