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

Many clinicians remain unaware of the health risks linked to PFAS, short for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, ...

Maine was among the first states to begin extensive water and soil testing and to try to limit further public exposure to ...

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.

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

Medical research is ongoing. New study reveals common foods that may be exposing you to dangerous health risk: 'May still be an important source of exposure' first appeared on The Cool Down.

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

"Will doom us to decades or even hundreds of years more of exposure." Scientists outraged as US cuts threaten food supply and ...