Reports show EPA completed a PFAS toxicity assessment in April but hasn’t released it. A group of North Carolina scientists ...

People with higher blood levels of certain manufactured compounds that persist in the environment are more likely to be ...

A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic "forever" chemicals, the government's first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across ...

A new UNSW-led global meta-analysis shows that PFAS concentrations can double at every step up the food chain, leaving top ...

PFAS are forever chemicals that do not degrade in the environment. They enter soil and water, accumulate in plants, animals ...

Editor’s note: On March 14, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed new federal drinking water standards for six PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” These regulations, which are the first of ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency ...

Over the past two years, 3M sold nearly 25,000 different products that contain PFAS, the “forever chemicals” that will soon be largely illegal in Minnesota. While the company has reformulated nearly ...

A PFAS filter is installed at the cooler filling station inside Central Buck’s High School East’s athletic training room. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and ...

A group of chemicals that can last indefinitely are still popping up in food containers, despite increasing evidence they can lead to significant health issues. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

Feminine hygiene products may be among the most basic and essential purchases a consumer can make. The 72 million women and girls in the U.S. of child bearing age—broadly defined as ages 15 to 49—rely ...

Pretty much all of us are exposed to the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), which are often used to make products grease-proof, waterproof, nonstick, or ...