San Francsico firefighters receiving new gear without cancer-causing chemicals
The San Francisco Fire Department is the first in the Bay Area to issue turnout gear free from PFAS, also known as forever chemicals. Sooji Nam reports.
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The San Francisco Fire Department is the first in the Bay Area to issue turnout gear free from PFAS, also known as forever chemicals. Sooji Nam reports.
California lawmakers voted to phase out a group of chemicals known as PFAS, which are often called "forever chemicals," in cookware.
A warning to anglers who eat their catch from the San Francisco Bay, fish pulled from the waters may contain dangerous levels of so-called "forever chemicals."
A warning to anglers who eat their catch from the San Francisco Bay, fish pulled from the waters may contain dangerous levels of so-called “forever chemicals”. Ryan Yamamoto reports.
Study finds cancer-linked PFAS chemicals prevalent in drinking water sources across the globe, including many far over regulatory limits.
The EPA will require that public water utilities test for six different types of PFAS chemicals to reduce exposure in drinking water.
The U.S. Geological Survey tested tap water from 716 locations nationwide over five years.
