Waste Dive

AFFF management enters new era after incineration pause lifted

The U.S. Department of Defense still has millions of gallons of aqueous film-forming foam and rinsate to remove from its ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Gov. DeSantis signs phaseout of toxic firefighting foam tied to cancer-causing 'forever chemicals'

"PFAS are everywhere, and they never, ever go away." ...
OPB

Washington wants to get rid of ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam. So it’s shipping the foam to an incinerator in Utah

Courtesy of the Washington Department of Ecology Firefighters sometimes use a special type of foam to put out fires caused by flammable liquids, like gases or solvents. But that foam contains “forever ...
AOL

Defense bill delays phaseout of ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam

The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) gives the Pentagon more time to use firefighting foam that contains "forever chemicals." Lawmakers on Sunday released a negotiated ...
DelmarvaNow

Firefighting foam only source of PFAS that contaminated water, Perdue AgriBusiness says

Perdue AgriBusiness on Nov. 12 offered a one-year update on its ongoing work with the Maryland Department of the Environment to address elevated levels of the forever chemicals known as PFAS detected ...