Legislation Would Order EPA To Regulate, Set Standards, For “Forever Chemicals” Found in Firefighter Foam
New legislation introduced in Congress seeks to set regulatory standards for PFAS chemicals found in toxic firefighter foam.…
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New legislation introduced in Congress seeks to set regulatory standards for PFAS chemicals found in toxic firefighter foam.…
A water district in Colorado says its groundwater was contaminated by chemicals in firefighter foam used at a nearby U.S. Air Force base.…
A former Virginia firefighter claims he developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma following years of on-the-job exposure to film-forming foams.…
A firefighter has filed a lawsuit indicating he developed cancer after using toxic firefighting foam at two different departments in Florida and Georgia.…
California environmental officials say they plan to list PFOA on its Proposition 65 list, which would require every product containing the chemical to carry a cancer label warning.…
A new study finds that women in wealthier countries are more likely to have toxic chemicals found in firefighter foam in their breast milk.…
A new firefighter foam lawsuit blames years of exposure to toxic foam chemicals for a Delaware firefighter’s testicular cancer diagnosis.…
A bill making its way through Congress would require FEMA to set up guidelines for protecting firefighters and other emergency responders from toxic chemicals in certain firefighting foams.…
Three new studies plan to look at whether exposure to chemicals in firefighter foam, known as PFAS, could increase susceptibility to the COVID-19 virus.…
A firefighter foam lawsuit blames chemical and safety manufacturers for failing to warn firefighters that exposure could increase their risk of cancer.…