Efforts to get harmful “forever chemicals” out of firefighting foam used in Oregon are closer to being realized.

He and other firefighters would spray firefighting foam and walk through it as part of routine training exercises. At the firehouse, 50-gallon drums of foam would be stored just outside the kitchen.

The push to remove toxic firefighting foam in Brunswick is continuing at the State House. A legislative committee held a work ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A vote in the House has not yet been scheduled, but if passed, it would make Oregon the 16th state to essentially outlaw PFAS ...

An initiative to eliminate harmful “forever chemicals” from firefighting foam used in Oregon are closer to being realized. The state Senate voted nearly unanimously this week to pass Senate ...

Efforts to get harmful “forever chemicals” out of firefighting foam used in Oregon are closer to being realized. The state Senate voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to pass Senate Bill 91 and ...