When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS taint their home’s well water, they wondered how their health might suffer.

Concerns are mounting in Cadillac regarding the potential release of PFAS chemicals into the air from groundwater treatment t ...

Vivien Leigh and photojournalist Derek Thayer share some of the most recent research and studies to better understand PFAS ...

New Mexico is home to the most highly polluted body of water in the world, according to University of New Mexico researchers. PFAS, a group of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ linked to health problems, is ...

As the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, readies for the biggest budget cuts in its history, nonprofit food banks strain to fight food insecurity. Other states making news: ...