Firefighters Fear Toxic Chemicals in Gear Contributing to Rising Cancer Cases September 15, 2023 By Michael Casey BOSTON (AP) — Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered...
Mass. Joins States Suing ‘Forever Chemicals’ Manufacturers May 27, 2022 By Mark Pratt Massachusetts has sued more than a dozen companies involved in the manufacture or marketing of so-called forever chemicals, alleging they...
Polluted Water Changes Lives of Residents in Wisconsin Town January 3, 2022 By Duaa Israr FRENCH ISLAND, Wis. (AP) –One year ago, residents of French Island learned they were drinking water contaminated with high levels...
Pollution Concerns Lead to Water Warning on Wisconsin Island March 26, 2021 By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Concerns about pollution from PFAS “forever chemicals” that have been linked to causing cancer and a...
DuPont, Chemours Reach Agreement Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ January 25, 2021 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. — The Dupont Co. and its spinoff business Chemours have agreed to resolve legal disputes over environmental liabilities...
Wisconsin Fire Agencies Ditch Hazardous Firefighting Foam January 2, 2020 MADISON, Wis. — Some Wisconsin fire departments have stopped using firefighting foam that contains a group of man-made chemicals that...
DuPont to Stop Buying Firefighting Foam With Controversial PFAS Chemicals August 29, 2019 Industrial materials maker DuPont said on Wednesday it would stop buying and using firefighting foams made with a controversial class...