The board passed the measure in a 5-1 vote after using federal standards for polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Public ...

The Board of Pesticide Control approved products that contain ingredients Maine will ban in 2032, arguing federal regulators ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it’s planning to roll back some drinking water regulations for a toxic group of chemicals known as PFAS. The agency will keep other rules ...

A U.S. sailor uses a hand pesticide sprayer as part of a demonstration in this 2018 file photo. (Photo by Spc. 3rd Class Katie Cox) Advocates who were fervent supporters of a bill to ban a type of ...

EPA did not mention that, according to the most widely accepted scientific standard, both pesticides are long-lasting “forever chemicals” — otherwise referred to as PFAS, substances known to pollute ...

Compliance with EPA’s Rule for Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) will demand the ...

TOF is often used as a surrogate measurement for the presence of PFAS, due to the fact that analytical methods do not exist for detecting most PFAS and because naturally occurring fluorinated ...

These pesticide approvals mark only the beginning of this administration’s push to unleash more PFAS pesticides across the ...

The debate boils down to the chemicals’ molecular structure. Both pesticides are single fluorinated compounds. The EPA ...

France has enacted a national ban on ‘forever chemicals’, marking a milestone in long-running efforts to remove harmful PFAS (or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) from consumer products. The ban ...

The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s 596th Transportation Brigade marked a historic milestone in firefighter safety and health protection by being the first Army unit to fully ...