A Pentagon PFAS task force stood up in 2019 has been charged with assessing the extent of the contamination, searching for fire-fighting foam alternatives and leading efforts to clean up bases.

Airports have used foam containing the chemicals to combat fires on the runway, including fire crews at Pellston Regional Airport. FAA Grant:Pellston Regional Airport to receive $700k grant to ...

The EPA plans to re-evaluate limits for certain PFAS, including GenX, and lengthen the deadline for utilities to meet safe ...

Also, a person may not use, manufacture, or distribute Class B fire-fighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals, subject to some exceptions. PPE: If a person sells PPE that ...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Authorities say a malfunctioning fire suppression system led to the release of hundreds of gallons of fire-fighting foam at the Vermont National Guard base in South ...

BRUNSWICK (WGME) – The town of Brunswick says fire-fighting foam containing PFAS was discharged at Brunswick Executive Airport Monday morning. About 1,600 gallons of the foam, mixed with 60,000 ...

Hazardous materials technician Evan Duncan, left, hazardous waste operator Keith Trumpie, center, and hazardous materials technician Craig Healy, with Battelle, get a load of Aqueous Film-Forming ...

June 21. Video courtesy of the Vermont National Guard Cleanup efforts are still underway after 800 gallons of chemical fire-fighting foam spilled at the Vermont National Guard’s aviation ...

PFAS are man-made chemicals found in a number of products, including fire-fighting foam. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PFAS can increase cancer risk and can ...

The contamination of Blue Mountains drinking water with cancer-causing “forever chemicals” occurred some time between a 1992 truck crash and 2007, when use of a toxic fire fighting foam was stopped.