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The Relationship Between Endocrine Disorders And PFAS Exposure | 3/6/2025

Affecting hormones, metabolism, and general health, PFAS exposure is connected to endocrine problems that raise long-term health risks...READ MORE

AFFF Contamination Affecting Aquatic Life and the Fishing Sector | 3/6/2025

PFAS pollution is damaging marine ecosystems, endangering fish populations, and posing financial difficulties for the fishing sector...READ MORE

Federal vs. State Jurisdiction Regarding Controlling PFAS Chemicals | 3/6/2025

Federal and state governments control PFAS chemicals differently, which results in variations in enforcement, limits, and cleaning initiatives...READ MORE

Whistleblowers' Part in Revealing AFFF Manufacturer Cover-Ups | 3/5/2025

Exposing how AFFF producers hid the risks of PFAS chemicals, so triggering legal and regulatory action, has been much aided by whistleblowers...READ MORE

Future Generations Might Be Affected by PFAS Exposure | 3/5/2025

Through environmental contamination, genetic alterations, and increased disease susceptibility, PFAS exposure poses long-term health hazards that might influence the next generations...READ MORE

Global Efforts Against Firefighting Foam Containing PFAS | 3/5/2025

Because of their environmental and health hazards, governments and companies all around are striving to phase out firefighting foam with PFAS...READ MORE

Novel Scientific Development in Groundwater AFFF Contamination Detection | 3/4/2025

By use of new techniques to identify AFFF contamination in groundwater faster and more precisely, scientists are enhancing water safety and cleaning initiatives....READ MORE

AFFF Exposure Affecting Disability Claims and Long-Term Health Insurance for Firefighters | 3/4/2025

Long-term health insurance and disability claims presented more difficulties for firefighters exposed to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) because of PFAS-related diseases...READ MORE

The Financial Cost Of An AFFF Cleanup For Municipal Water Systems | 3/4/2025

Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) is causing significant expenses for municipal water systems all around to clean up contamination...READ MORE

The Legal Battle Over AFFF and Its Implications | 4/22/2024

The surge in AFFF-related lawsuits focuses on the health impacts of PFAS exposure ...READ MORE

Military Firefighters Use Adjustments To Training And Operational Protocols As They Adopt Non-Toxic Foam Alternatives | 4/22/2024

Because fluorine-free foams differ from typical AFFF in their chemical makeup and application methods, military firefighters need to receive updated training...READ MORE

Lawmakers Take Specific Action On PFAS Environmental Impact and Regulation | 4/22/2024

New PFAS regulations are setting enforceable limits on these chemicals in drinking water ...READ MORE

Military Firefighters Use Adjustments To Training And Operational Protocols As They Adopt Non-Toxic Foam Alternatives | 4/21/2024

Because fluorine-free foams differ from typical AFFF in their chemical makeup and application methods, military firefighters need to receive updated training. ...READ MORE

Non-Toxic Alternatives To AFFF Military Firefighting Foam | 4/20/2024

These updated formulations seek to equal AFFF's fire-extinguishing properties while guaranteeing that long-term environmental and health impacts are minimized...READ MORE

Military Firefighting Stations All Over The World Are Replacing AFFF With Non-Toxic Alternatives | 4/19/2024

These updated formulations seek to equal AFFF's fire-extinguishing properties while guaranteeing that long-term environmental and health impacts are minimized...READ MORE

Military Firefighting Stations All Over The World Are Replacing AFFF With Non-Toxic Alternatives | 4/19/2024

These updated formulations seek to equal AFFF's fire-extinguishing properties while guaranteeing that long-term environmental and health impacts are minimized...READ MORE

Military Firefighting Stations All Over The World Are Replacing AFFF With Non-Toxic Alternatives | 4/19/2024

These updated formulations seek to equal AFFF's fire-extinguishing properties while guaranteeing that long-term environmental and health impacts are minimized...READ MORE

Part Two of Firefighters Protective Equipment May Be More Dangerous | 4/18/2024

More about personal protective equipment causing cancer...READ MORE

Firefighters Protective Equipment May Be More Dangerous To Their Health Than Fires Themselves | 4/18/2024

Personal protective equipment is made from forever chemical substances that cause cancer...READ MORE

Introduction to the National Firefighter Cancer Registry | 4/15/2024

The National Firefighter Cancer Registry links firefighters with cancer throughout the US...READ MORE

Part Two Of The Wave Of Litigation As Firefighters Confront Cancer Risks and Seek Justice | 4/15/2024

AFFF-related lawsuits by firefighters impact manufacturers consumer trust ...READ MORE

Expect An AFFF Litigation Wave As Firefighters Confront Cancer Risks and Seek Justice | 4/15/2024

Exploring the surge of AFFF-related lawsuits by firefighters against manufacturers over cancer links due to PFAS exposure. ...READ MORE

The Bellwether Trials in the AFFF Firefighting Foam MDL | 4/14/2024

A Closer Look at Upcoming AFFF MDL Bellwether Trials ...READ MORE

Working With Firefighting Foam Present Hidden And Serious Risks To Human Health | 4/14/2024

Thousands of firefighters may have an increased likelihood of developing testicular cancer...READ MORE

Firefighters Face Carcinogenic Substances Every Day In Firefighting Foam And Their Protective Gear | 4/12/2024

They are now aware of the cancer risks and are attempting to reduce exposure...READ MORE

Georgia Firefighter Survives Fight With AFFF Cancer And Returns To Work | 4/11/2024

A DeKalb County firefighter made a triumphant return to duty just months after being diagnosed with cancer...READ MORE

Vancouver Fire Stations Report That 34 Firefighter Deaths May Be Attributable To AFFF Cancer | 4/11/2024

Firefighter turnout gear contains forever chemicals making them waterproof and fire-resistant...READ MORE

More Details Emerge About The Catastrophic Rainwater PFAS Chemical Contamination Crisis | 4/8/2024

PFAS contamination has been found in a variety of global settings, including urban water sources and isolated mountain lakes...READ MORE

Military Firefighters And Others Have Relied On AFFF To Fight Chemical And Jet Fuel Fires since the 1970s | 4/7/2024

Now it is widely accepted that many of its ingredients cause cancer in humans...READ MORE

Firefighters With Cancer Hold 3M, DuPont, And Dozens of Other Companies Responsible For Their Reprehensible Conduct | 4/4/2024

The producers of AFFF knowingly permitted dangerous goods to be sold and obtained by first responders...READ MORE

AFFF Exposes Firefighters To Higher Rates Of Cancer Compared To The General Population | 4/2/2024

Research indicates that PFAS exposure is linked to immune system defects and hormone disruption...READ MORE

Firefighting Foam Is A Deadly Carcinogenic Substance That Disrupts Normal Cellular Functions | 4/1/2024

Studies prove that PFAS exposure causes liver, pancreatic, and testicular cancers...READ MORE

AFFF Lawsuits Highlight PFAS Forever Chemical's Impact on Firefighters and the Environment | 3/23/2024

AFFF multi-district litigation explores the consequences of PFAS exposure among firefighters and environmental concerns affecting millions of citizens ...READ MORE

AFFF Foam Remediations May Take A Coordinated Federal Response | 3/19/2024

Eliminating PFAS forever chemicals caused by AFFF firefighting foam is too great for the states and municipalities alone...READ MORE

The Scope Of Remediating Municipal Drinking Water Facilities Will Be Staggering | 3/19/2024

Removing AFFF PFAS forever chemicals from local environments presents a formidable challenge ...READ MORE

AFFF Firefighting Foam Lawsuits Rely On The Latest Information | 3/6/2024

Summary of the important developments regarding AFFF firefighting foam for 2024 to date...READ MORE

Part Two Of The US Military Uses For AFFF Firefighting Foam | 3/4/2024

The military trains with AFFF foam as an environmental protection tool...READ MORE

The US Military Uses AFFF Firefighting Foam For A Wide Variety Of Operations | 3/4/2024

AFFF fire suppression and prevention protects military aircraft and naval vessels...READ MORE

Part Two - AFFF Firefighting Foam Contamination Puts Food Supply In Danger | 3/3/2024

Millions of dairy and beef cows in the US may have to be destroyed as a result of PFAS forever chemical contamination...READ MORE

AFFF Firefighting Foam Runoff May Have Contaminated The Nation's Food Supply | 2/26/2024

Farms that surround military bases have tested positive for PFAS forever chemicals that have been linked to cancer and neurological disease...READ MORE

States Consider Banning The Use Of Firefighting Foam | 2/20/2024

Firefighting foam is made from forever chemicals that cause firefighter cancer and pollute the environment...READ MORE

AFFF Firefighting Foam May Trigger Developmental Disorders And Certain Types Of Cancer | 2/14/2024

Epidemiological studies have linked exposure to PFAS with various adverse health outcomes...READ MORE

PFAS Forever Chemicals In Firefighting Foam And Other Sources Pose a health hazard near firefighting stations | 2/13/2024

States have initiated cleaning forever chemicals from all firefighting stations...READ MORE

Ohio Implements A Program To Prevent AFFF From Entering The Environment | 2/5/2024

Cleaning up aqueous film forming foam using supercritical water oxidation is a practical scientific procedure...READ MORE

Firefighters Have Had Prolonged Exposure To Carcinogens In Aqueous Film Forming Foam | 1/23/2024

Deadly PFAS chemicals may bioaccumulate in the body and cause cancer...READ MORE

Military Firefighters May Soon Receive Government Payout For Cancer Caused By AFFF Exposure | 1/16/2024

A Bill has been proposed in the US House of Representatives that will compensate military firefighters exposed to AFFF...READ MORE

AFFF Firefighter Foam May Have Contaminated Ecosystems Throughout The US | 12/17/2023

Legal battles, health concerns, and environmental challenges surround Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) and PFAS contamination...READ MORE

Delaware Joins The List Of States Suing 3M For Funds To Cleanup AFFF Soil Pollution | 11/19/2023

Removing PFAS chemicals completely from the environment is critical to eventually cleaning the water...READ MORE

Millions of Heroic Firefighters May Have Been Exposed To Carcinogenic Levels Of PFAS Forever Chemicals | 11/13/2023

The universal firefighting community confronts the challenge of addressing potential health risks linked to past and current AFFF usage...READ MORE

Millions of Heroic Firefighters May Have Been Exposed To Carcinogenic Levels Of PFAS Forever Chemicals | 11/13/2023

The universal firefighting community confronts the challenge of addressing potential health risks linked to past and current AFFF usage...READ MORE

Millions of Heroic Firefighters May Have Been Exposed To Carcinogenic Levels Of PFAS Forever Chemicals | 11/13/2023

The universal firefighting community confronts the challenge of addressing potential health risks linked to past and current AFFF usage...READ MORE

Firefighting Turnout Gear May Be As Toxic As AFFF Firefighting Foam | 11/6/2023

Lawsuits are emerging against the manufacturers of firefighting turnout gear alleging PFAS chemicals in their suits cause cancer...READ MORE

Cape Cod's Municipal Drinking Water Supply May Be Contaminated With PFAS Forever Chemicals | 11/2/2023

Soil testing is the key to fighting AFFF and PFAS forever chemical groundwater contamination...READ MORE

Municipal Firefighting Stations Are Urged To Dispose Of Unused AFFF Properly Though State Government Programs | 10/29/2023

The State of New Hampshire is the first to go live with a program to pick up, transport, and process unused inventories of AFFF firefighting foam...READ MORE

Firefighters Have The Support Of Those Who Link Using AFFF And Developing Cancer | 10/24/2023

Hundreds of firefighters have been diagnosed with or died from cancer in their 40s and 50s...READ MORE

Legislation before Congress would make a connection between serving as a military firefighter and developing cancer later in life | 10/22/2023

Many types of cancer have latency times of ten years or more making it difficult to trace the exact time and cause of the disease...READ MORE

AFFF Concerns Lead to Legal Action By Several Firefighting Occupations And Others | 10/16/2023

Military service members and firefighters are among the types of occupations that have routinely come into contact with AFFF...READ MORE

A Military Coverup Made The Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Problem Much Worse | 10/10/2023

Millions of Camp Lejeune Marines and their families may have been saved from getting sick had the Marine Corps been forthcoming with a warning...READ MORE

Ground Breaking Study Links To Testicular Cancer In Military Firefighters To Using AFFF | 10/5/2023

Firefighters have a much higher likelihood of developing testicular cancer than those who do not use the chemical...READ MORE

Firefighting Gear Is Made Flame Retardant With PFAS Forever Chemicals | 9/20/2023

The protective gear that firefighters wear may be made using deadly PFAS chemicals responsible for sickening firefighters. ...READ MORE

Firefighting Foam May Be Responsible For Many Types Of Digestive System Disorders | 9/19/2023

One person allegedly developed ulcerative colitis from drinking ordinary household tap water contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals...READ MORE

Firefighting Foam May Be Responsible For Many Types Of Digestive System Disorders | 9/19/2023

One person allegedly developed ulcerative colitis from drinking ordinary household tap water contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals...READ MORE

Firefighting Foam May Be Responsible For Many Types Of Digestive System Diseases | 9/19/2023

One person allegedly developed ulcerative colitis from drinking ordinary household tap water contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals...READ MORE

Firefighting Foam May Be Responsible For Many Types Of Digestive System Disorders | 9/19/2023

One person allegedly developed ulcerative colitis from drinking ordinary household tap water contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals...READ MORE

The Military Acknowledges That Military Firefighters May Have Been Sickened By AFFF At More Than 700 Military Installations Around The World | 9/18/2023

Even so, there is little a doctor can do besides treat the cancer or other disease that develops...READ MORE

Lawmakers And Environmental Groups Are Generally Pleased The DOD Is Phasing Out AFFF | 9/6/2023

Significant progress has been made in the battle to ban the use of AFFF firefighting foam...READ MORE

The Environmental Working Group Advocates Eliminating Firefighting Foam For Water Safety | 9/5/2023

The watchdog group sees an immediate necessity for regulatory intervention and comprehensive remediation initiatives...READ MORE

4000 AFFF Firefighting Foam Lawsuits Fall Into One Of Three Categories | 9/2/2023

3M DuPont and other manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) have proposed a settlement that many think falls short of what is needed...READ MORE

Kidney Cancer Lawsuits Are Being Filed Against The Manufacturers Of Firefighting Foam | 8/31/2023

Firefighters and others should look for the symptoms of kidney cancer...READ MORE

Safer Alternatives to AF Firefighting Foam for Military Fire Suppression | 8/27/2023

High-pressure water systems and gel-based suppressants could replace firefighting foam and reduce environmental impact...READ MORE

Firefighters Suffering From Testicular Cancer May Have Legal Recourse Against The Manufacturers Of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam | 8/21/2023

Chemical manufacturers were well-informed about the hazardous nature of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) present in AFFF...READ MORE

Firefighters Risk More Than A Fire's Flames And Smoke When Using AF Firefighting Foam | 8/21/2023

The long-term health consequences of using toxic firefighting foam to extinguish fires may be greater than the dangers of the job itself...READ MORE

The VA May Begin PFAS Chemical Blood Testing of Service Members Who Use Firefighting Foam | 8/17/2023

A new study links the level of PFAS chemicals in the blood to a higher probability of testicular and other forms of cancer in military firefighters...READ MORE

Firefighting Foam (AFFF) And Other PFAS Forever Chemical Lawsuits May Be Larger Than Tobacco Lawsuits | 8/10/2023

Firefighting foam runoff and other PFAS forever chemical waste may have permanently contaminated local waterways...READ MORE

South Carolina Joins Other States In Suing 3M For AFFF Water Contamination | 8/8/2023

Schools and farms are testing positive for carcinogenic levels of PFAS contaminates...READ MORE

The Air Force Has Used AF Firefighting Foam For Decades Without Warning Firefighters Of The Cancer Connection | 8/3/2023

Lawsuits are being filed by AFFF cancer victims against the manufacturers of the deadly chemical...READ MORE

Chemical Manufacturers Regularly Suppress Unfavorable Scientific Research | 7/31/2023

Suppressing scientific studies that link a product to cancer or environmental damage is part and parcel of corporate lobbying efforts...READ MORE

AFFF Manufacturers Manipulated Studies That Proved The Health Risks Of AFFF | 7/25/2023

Lawsuits allege firefighters were deceived deliberatively by the manufacturers of firefighting foam...READ MORE

Firefighters Are At Risk Of Developing Prostate Cancer From Using Firefighting Foam | 7/20/2023

Military and other firefighters now have answers to their questions about what may have caused their prostate cancer...READ MORE

State Lawsuits May Be A Template For Individual AFFF Cancer Lawsuits | 7/11/2023

States trying to protect the future of the environment are suing for funds to help clean up firefighting foam water pollution...READ MORE

Alaska Distributes Bottled Water To Residents Fearing PFAS Forever Chemicals Contaminate The Environment | 7/11/2023

Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is an environmental and health issue in every one of the country's fifty states...READ MORE

Firefighting Foam is Used For Multiple Purposes Which Include Degreasing Vehicle Maintenance And To Clean Workshop Floors | 7/9/2023

It is assumed that deadly AFFF firefighting foam was only used to suppress petroleum and jet-fuel fires but it has many uses in the real world...READ MORE

The CDC Stresses Firefighters Use Protective Equipment When Training With AFFF Firefighting Foam | 6/28/2023

No type of PPE can reverse the damage to their health that may have already occurred...READ MORE

Firefighting Training Facilities May Be Highly Contaminated With PFAS Chemicals From Training Using Firefighting Foam | 6/27/2023

Thousands of firefighting stations around the country have been spraying firefighting foam on their tarmac during training exercises for decades...READ MORE

More Than 300,000 Firefighters In The US May Have Been Exposed To Deadly AFFF Firefighting Foam | 6/27/2023

Firefighters use AFFF firefighting foam to train with regularly and were unaware of its toxicity...READ MORE

PFAS Forever Chemicals in AFFF Firefighting Foam Have An Environmental Impact And Legal Consequences | 6/27/2023

PFAS forever chemicals in AFFF firefighting foam are non-biodegradable, causing widespread contamination ...READ MORE

Another Pennsylvania Township Files A Lawsuit Alleging AFFF Foam Contaminated Their Waters | 6/26/2023

Improperly disposing of AFFF firefighting foam causes buildup in lakes and streams, leading to public and private water supplies...READ MORE

Another Pennsylvania Township Files A Lawsuit Alleging AFFF Foam Contaminated Their Waters | 6/26/2023

Improperly disposing of AFFF firefighting foam causes buildup in lakes and streams, leading to public and private water supplies...READ MORE

Groundwater At About Fifty US Military Airfields May Have Been Contaminated With Firefighting Foam | 6/25/2023

Military firefighters throughout the country that has developed cancer should look to their exposure to firefighting foam as the cause...READ MORE

Young Homeowners Are At Risk From Tap Water Once Thought To Be Safe | 6/25/2023

Homeowners may have developed PFAS firefighting foam cancer from drinking their private well water...READ MORE

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