The wind-whipped water on Michigan's Van Etten Lake washes up daily reminders of an environmental tragedy set into motion decades ago and still unfolding. Foamy suds on the surface and along the ...

Editor’s note: This article was first published in the Colorado Newsline. Battered by years of criticism from U.S. lawmakers and environmental advocates, the Department of Defense will stop purchasing ...

Aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, has been linked to an increased risk of several types of cancer, including kidney cancer, testicular cancer, and pancreatic cancers. Civilian and military ...

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Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new program was announced today that will help rid fire departments across the state of Ohio of the toxic firefighting foam. According to a press statement from Gov. Mike DeWine, ...

File - Firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil-spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) This ...

Members of the St. John's Regional Fire Department responded to at least two significant fires in the last year without having immediate access to firefighting foam, according to incident reports ...

ABC News got an exclusive look at how the military is limiting PFAS pollution. OSCODA, Mich. -- The wind-whipped water on Michigan's Van Etten Lake washes up daily reminders of an environmental ...

Firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil-spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. For about 20 years, Julie Cassidy ...