A container of a soybean-based firefighting foam is displayed during a demonstration of the product in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Sept. 10, 2024. (Jeff Beach | North Dakota Monitor) In the search ...

The wind-whipped water on Michigan's Van Etten Lake washes up daily reminders of an environmental tragedy set into motion decades ago and still unfolding. Foamy suds on the surface and along the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over ...

Air Force firefighters are transitioning to a new PFAS-free foam to combat fuel fires, eliminating what had been a key source of chemical contamination in water systems near military installations.

Recent studies have shown that firefighters who worked with aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, face an increased risk of developing kidney cancer, testicular cancer, pancreatic cancer, or other types ...

A firefighter holds a handful of SoyFoam. The firefighting foam is PFAS free, biodegradable and made with a crop that's abundant in Ohio: soybeans. Outside the Harrison Township Fire Department, in ...

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 ...