WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Firefighting foam used in battling a fatal fire in an apartment building entered the public water system, prompting the water district to order thousands of residents not to ...

The Pentagon is expected to request an extension to an Oct. 1 deadline set by Congress to stop using firefighting foam that contains hazardous "forever chemicals" at more than 1,500 facilities and in ...

A new IMO resolution will see the phase-out of foam firefighting systems that use fluorinated foams containing perfluoro-octane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as the foam-producing component. The new rules come ...

Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or PFAS ...

More than 1,400 gallons of firefighting foam with toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" spilled into the environment when a fire suppression system at an airplane hangar in Maine went off by accident. More ...

Officials say 1,600 gallons of firefighting foam containing high levels of potentially harmful chemicals was accidentally discharged at Brunswick Executive Airport on Monday. Shawn Patrick ...