Tthe Suffolk County Water Authority filed a federal lawsuit against the operator of an East Hampton Battery Energy Storage ...

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are a class of synthetic chemicals in which all hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine, imparting exceptional chemical and thermal stability. Their remarkable ...

Lawsuits present major liability risks to PFAS manufacturers and industries that historically used PFAS in their operations. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) are synthetic, human-made ...

Researchers have discovered a new organic reaction that selectively converts only a specific carbon-fluorine (C-F) bond in perfluorinated compounds to other functional groups. This is expected to lead ...

This appendix describes the approach and methods that the committee used to address the portions of the Statement of Task that asked for “an objective and authoritative review of current evidence ...

The new infrastructure law contains $10 billion for cleaning up drinking water that has been contaminated by a specific group of man-made chemicals. But problems with "forever chemicals" go back ...

A new method of making fabric that repels oil and water could help clothing become more environmentally friendly and sustainable. Coating fabrics with chemicals called perfluorinated compounds is a ...

Milwaukee's drinking water system contains low levels of several perfluorinated chemicals — a suite of compounds under growing scrutiny in Wisconsin, and nationally, because of the potential harm they ...

High and potentially dangerous levels of firefighting chemicals are in the soil or ground water at Joint Base McGuire Dix-Lakehurst, where the Air Force is preparing to evaluate the extent of the ...

The researchers purchased fish from markets in three Canadian cities. Assays for 17 perfluorinated chemicals most frequently turned up PFOS, typically in concentrations of 0.21 to 1.68 nanograms per ...

Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) are a large group of manufactured chemicals now found in almost every corner of the planet. These chemicals feature in so many consumer products ...