New Mexico is first in the nation to classify PFAS firefighting foam as hazardous waste, stepping up cleanup at bases and ...

A firefighting foam containing harmful “forever chemicals,” which is widely used in military installations and airports, is ...

New Mexico is the first state to classify aqueous film-forming foam as a hazardous waste. Monday's unanimous Environmental ...

A PFAS-laden foam cleanup, testing rural fire‑station wells and a firefighter cancer study reflect NC's broader push to address PFAS.

A new Wisconsin bill could help fire departments purchase firefighting foam made from soybeans. This organic foam is a safer alternative to foams containing toxic "forever chemicals," or PFAS. Testing ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – For decades, fire departments across Illinois used a firefighting foam, known as Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), which turned out to be toxic and linked to cancer. The use of ...

Courtesy of the Washington Department of Ecology Firefighters sometimes use a special type of foam to put out fires caused by flammable liquids, like gases or solvents. But that foam contains “forever ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A bill advancing through the Iowa Senate would require fire districts and city councils in the state to consider switching to a soybean-based firefighting ...

BETHLEHEM TWP. − The soybeans used to make soy milk and tofu can now be used to make firefighting foam that can extinguish a fire threatening your neighborhood. And several fire departments in Stark ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Soybeans could soon have a promising new market as a safer firefighting solution, replacing traditional foam that relies on toxic chemicals that don’t break down. PFAS from ...

The Hot Springs Board of Directors authorized a second lease extension of the aircraft rescue and firefighting truck that's ...

The process is silent and doesn't impact air quality.