Countless firefighters in Michigan—and across the country—have spent decades handling a chemical-laden firefighting foam without fully understanding its long-term risks. What has not been discovered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two sailors test a hose for spraying an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), often used to fight fuel fires on ships and in airfields ...

In 2025, countries around the world implemented or proposed regulations to restrict the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals.” Specifically, countries ...

As federal regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) narrows or stalls, states have accelerated efforts to regulate PFAS. One of the regulatory mechanisms employed by states is to bring ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Michigan judge has tossed a lawsuit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority over its use of AFFF — aqueous film-forming foam. The lawsuit was filed in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 3—Cannon Air Force Base on Monday announced it has "removed and disposed of" all aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, ...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – State lawmakers are weighing a ban on a highly effective but toxic foam widely used to suppress flammable-liquid fires that is leaking into water supplies and sickening people, with ...

File - A firefighter sprays foam on smoldering bush to help reduce re-flash fires after a blaze swept through Faulcombridge, 53 miles west of Sydney, in Australia Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. (AP ...

The City of Sparta Public Works Committee convened on January 6, 2026, at City Hall Council Chambers to discuss several key issues impacting the community's infrastructure and legal matters. Among the ...

Revive Environmental CEO David Trueba holds in his right hand a sample of AFFF. In his left hand is the result after processing the PFAS annihilator: water. Lt. Jason Brockmeyer has worked at Franklin ...