PFAS ban on firefighter foam pushed by Lower Bucks CO. lawmakers

State Rep. Brian Munroe said his district in Warminster Township has been decimated over the years by toxins from "forever ...
WBOC TV

‘Take-back’ program stalls as banned firefighting foam piles up

Fire departments across Maryland’s Eastern Shore are still storing stockpiles of banned firefighting foam years after the ...
The Southern Maryland Chronicle on MSN

Four years after ban, fire departments stuck with hazardous PFAS foam

In dark corners and supply closets in firehouses across Maryland sit gallons upon gallons of a toxic firefighting foam that ...
OPB

Washington wants to get rid of ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam. So it’s shipping the foam to an incinerator in Utah

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 ...
AOL

Defense bill delays phaseout of ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam

The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) gives the Pentagon more time to use firefighting foam that contains “forever chemicals.” Lawmakers on Sunday released a negotiated ...
KRQE Blogs

Cannon AFB completes removal of firefighting foam containing PFAS

CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – Cannon Air Force Base announced on Monday that it has disposed of more than 4,500 gallons of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) foam along with ...
The Olympian

Pasco 1st to remove ‘forever chemical’ firefighting foam under new WA program

Pasco Fire removed 140 gallons of PFAS-containing AFFF foam from the city. The Washington Department of Ecology runs statewide collection and 90 stations signed up. Pasco replaced the toxic foam with ...