The Johnson County Commissioners Court instituted a burn ban on Monday, which takes effect Friday through June 12 unless otherwise rescinded. The order prohibits the burning, dispensing, emitting, ...

More PFAS news with Illinois looking to pass more legislation protecting firefighters from astronomical cancer rates, and ...

A state regulator has adopted a rule banning the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or "forever chemicals," in the fracking process. But advocates pushing for more ...

In many ways, Maine and Minnesota had the first words on the regulation of PFAS in the U.S. Their broad definitions of the chemicals set the stage ...

Rhode Island recently passed the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, which will ban the manufacture, use and distribution of ...

Watermen are asking state agencies to pause the practice of using sewage sludge as fertilizer. They worry that toxic “forever chemicals” may accumulate in oysters, crabs, clams and fish.

Perhaps we should put commercial determinants of health reporter Sarah Todd on the case. For now, I’d suggest re-visiting her ...

Citing health and environmental concerns, the proposal would require developers to use other methods than open burning to get ...

Efforts to get harmful “forever chemicals” out of firefighting foam used in Oregon are closer to being realized.

Republican state lawmakers approved a pair of bills in a House committee last week to weaken restrictions on some uses of what are known as forever chemicals.

Several notable pieces of legislation advanced in the Rhode Island General Assembly this week, addressing a variety of issues ...