Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of highly persistent environmental chemicals commonly ...

Your bottled water might not be as pure as you think. A new study reveals 7 'forever chemicals' lurking in popular brands.

Brevard County plans more transparency for letting customers know about 'forever chemicals' in their tap water.

The FDA recently announced that it found insufficient data to determine the safety of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, ...

The nation's top food and product regulator said there are "significant" gaps in scientists' understanding of how PFAS in ...

Seeing plastic trash while hiking inspired a Rutgers chemist to rethink why synthetic plastics last forever while natural ...

An industrial wastewater treatment company that released a so-called forever chemical into the Roanoke River has agreed to pay $1.9 million to offset the cost of treating contaminated water in the ...

These man-made substances — designed to repel oil, water and stains — can be found in thousands of everyday items, from nonstick pans and fast-food wrappers to waterproof jackets. Forever chemicals ...

Until recently, Australia's efforts to tackle "forever chemical" pollution focused on highly polluted firefighting and defense sites. But last year, elevated levels of some of these chemicals were ...

GRADY COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — A recent lawsuit filed by Grady County Rural Water District No. 6 is pushing for a cut of a multi-billion dollar settlement and any future settlements to rid their water ...

Seabirds in one of the remotest parts of the planet are being exposed to a wide range of forever chemicals, scientists have discovered. Researchers have found "forever chemical" compounds in seabirds ...

Forever War, Part 2: This story is published in partnership with WHQR, a nonprofit radio station and NPR affiliate in Wilmington. It is the second in a series of stories about the PFAS crisis in North ...