Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

So-called “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, are odorless, tasteless compounds that can pose serious health risks — and they're increasingly being found in local waterways, including the Monocacy River in ...

So-called “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, are odorless, tasteless compounds that can pose serious health risks — and they’re ...

PFAS, a group of human-made chemicals found in a wide range of products, have been found in soil at sites in Hay River, Fort ...

Leading chemists have warned against efforts to narrow the scientific definition of PFAS. In a statement published by the ...

Several nature organizations are once again pushing for a ban on the use of PFAS in products after the report published by ...

People living near the Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Northwest Annex in Chesapeake, Virginia, are being offered free ...

A PFAS study near a planned desalination site raises concerns after revelations that a competing water project backer funded ...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have the nickname 'forever chemicals' thanks to their persistence in the ...

They're called "forever chemicals" or PFAS — synthetic chemicals that are used in a wide range of products like food ...

Learn more about the microbes that take in PFAS, the harmful, long-lasting chemicals that can hang out in the human body for years at a time.

The Waterkeeper Alliance has identified a river in the country with the highest levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...