A new investigation from the University of Kansas improves detection of PFAS, a family of so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water supplies. The method, which can measure trace pollution levels ...
The brains behind Microsoft’s bid to build a quantum computer within three years is also helping BHP dig more copper out of ...
PFAS contamination, biosolids land application and emerging chemicals like MCCPs are creating a circular system of pollution.
Researchers detected PFAS in all fish samples at 21 locations across the basin that provides drinking water to 14.2 million ...
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduces strict limits on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food-contact packaging from 12 August 2026.
The manufacturer of firefighting foam that contaminated the water supply in northeast Wisconsin with PFAS chemicals for ...
Across the United States, a quiet but high-stakes regulatory revolution is unfolding. As of early 2026, the battle against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—the persistent, bioaccumulative compounds ...
A long-awaited plan to manage a massive underground plume of PFAS chemicals in the eastern Twin Cities area has been released ...
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More than half of the world’s lithium comes from minerals. But wringing the critical battery metal from hard-rock ores is ...