New Jersey works to destroy firefighting foam laced with cancer-linked PFAS:

Burlington County, New Jersey — Hundreds of New Jersey fire departments are getting rid of foam proven to put out flames. Why? “It was like sitting on a bomb,” Jacobstown Volunteer Fire Chief Robert Gancarz told CBS News. “How am I going to get rid of this?” Jacobstown’s fire station had used a firefighting foam called aqueous film-forming foam, or … Read more

Chemours to pay $450 million in first federal settlement over PFAS

Chemours will pay $450 million to settle federal and state charges over its production of “forever chemicals,” harmful substances found in a range of products. The settlement is the first to resolve federal enforcement claims against a company that manufactures polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals. Wilmingon, Delaware-based Chemours, a spinoff of DuPont, makes PFAS for industrial and … Read more