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Oregon Senate votes to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam
Efforts to get harmful “forever chemicals” out of firefighting foam used in Oregon are closer to being realized.
Maine lawmakers push to remove toxic firefighting foam from Brunswick Landing
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- The push to remove toxic firefighting foam in Brunswick is continuing at the State House. A legislative ...
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Get toxic firefighting foam out of Maine, lawmakers told
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1,200 spills of firefighting foam containing toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or forever chemicals, have ...
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Bills to find and destroy Maine’s toxic firefighting foam win over legislative committee
The Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously endorsed bills to catalog, collect and dispose of Maine's stockpike of toxic firefighting foam. Spurred on by last year’s Brunswick ...
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Water used on Georgia wildfires as state avoids toxic foam
It’s not immediately clear to what extent the firefighting foam containing PFAS has been used in Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp limited its use in 2019 to emergency situations, after tests at Georgia ...