Bill limiting ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam clears Senate committee

Firefighters use foam to put out a flaming car. Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee have approved Senate Bill 980, a bill ...
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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 ...
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Soybean-based firefighting foam could replace ‘forever chemical’ foam

(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 foam in an effort ...

New Mexico solidifies classification of PFAS-containing firefighting foam as a hazardous waste

A type of firefighting foam still kept on hand at some airports and known to contain high levels of PFAS — or “forever chemicals” — has become the target of a mandated cleanup effort in New Mexico, ...
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Firefighting foam only source of PFAS that contaminated water, Perdue AgriBusiness says

Perdue AgriBusiness on Nov. 12 offered a one-year update on its ongoing work with the Maryland Department of the Environment to address elevated levels of the forever chemicals known as PFAS detected ...
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 ...