When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS tainted ...

When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS ...

Scientists are also working on ways to break these chemicals down before they have a chance to harm humans or the environment. For instance, researchers at the University of Illinois found a way to ...

The funding will support five PFAS-related projects being conducted by researchers at the University of Maine.

Some of the PFAS are absorbed by fish, which are then eaten. Exposure to even trace amounts of PFAS poses a human health risk, according to federal regulators.

The "Safer Beauty Bill Package" would ban the most toxic ingredients in everyday cosmetics and create protections for the ...

The bill also eliminates funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs and environmental justice initiatives.

A lawsuit filed by the Penobscot Nation and conservationists pushes back against the DEP’s approval to add 12 million cubic yards to the Old Town landfill.

A new study suggests that while exposure to "legacy" per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — or PFAS — through diet may be decreasing, at least in some adult populations, certain foods and drinking ...

How concerned should we be about PFAS in our drinking water? Professor Rainer Lohmann answers this question and more.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has ...

In their appropriations bill, House Republicans take a whack at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget, proposing to slash its funding by 23 percent. While dramatic, the cut is still ...