A new lawsuit by a U.S. Navy veteran says he developed thyroid problems and Graves disease due to exposure to toxic chemicals in firefighter foam while serving on naval bases in California.…
The City of Tallahassee says toxic firefighter foam has contaminated drinking water sources and soil due to the presence of PFAS “forever chemicals”.…
An Air Force veteran has filed a lawsuit claiming he developed kidney cancer after drinking water contaminated with toxic chemicals from firefighter foam while serving on a base in California.…
A product liability lawsuit claims PFAS chemicals found in firefighter foams and released from nearby chemical plants resulted in a New Jersey woman being born with numerous birth defects and health issues.…
3M Company is trying to overturn rules put in place in Michigan last year which would limit the release of so-called “forever chemicals” used in firefighter foam into the state’s water supply, in a lawsuit filed last month.…
Vermont lawmakers are preparing to ban PFAS chemicals from firefighter foam and many consumer products due to their risk to human health and drinking water supplies.…
Dole says chemicals released by Shell and Dow have contaminated drinking water supplies near one of its California facilities.…
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.…
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.…
