Silent spring sequel.

"Forever chemicals" is a hot news item. The public is paying attention to them because they stick around for very long periods of time – including in your body – where they bioaccumulate. This has caused concern that they may cause cancer, although this has not been proven. Why does this group of chemicals stay around for so long? Chemistry explains.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Arlene Blum, executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute, about the EPA's warning about PFAS and how to navigate a world rife with "forever chemicals."

Health-damaging PFASs are nearly impossible to break down—but a new hot-water technique can destroy them

What companies need to know about PFAS—and how to reduce risks to employees and customers.

Forever chemicals, otherwise known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are extremely useful industrial chemicals. They can also leak into the environment, your drinking water and your blood. And they last (practically) forever. But now, chemists have found a new way to destroy them: burning them with water.

From pandas to sea lions to tigers, hundreds of wildlife species across the globe are contaminated by potentially harmful "forever chemicals", according to a review of hundreds of peer-reviewed studies.

A chemical foam that firefighters have sprayed on fires for decades to protect others was a hidden threat to them. The foam contains PFAS, which are dangerous man-made chemicals. New technology aims to reduce the risk. Mark Strassmann takes a look.

Chemicals giants have agreed to pay billions of dollars to end lawsuits over contamination from toxic "forever" chemicals found in everyday products such as non-stick frying pans and waterproof clothing.

Elizabeth Mitchell received a notice from her commercial property insurance company in April that set off alarm bells.  Acadia Insurance, the insurer for the market, workspace, and wellness-center nonprofit she runs in West Cornwall, Connecticut, would no longer cover "bodily injury, property damage, or personal and advertising injury" from "contact with, exposure to, existence of, […]

Industry giant announces a big move on PFAS linked to cancers

Once dubbed "forever chemicals," per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, might be in the market for a new nickname.

PFAS blood testing may help guide patients on exposure reduction

A small study suggests that environmental PFAS exposure may raise the risk for thyroid cancer. But a biostatistician who reviewed the findings is not convinced.

A review of research made public by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit advocacy organization that focuses on environmental safety, shows PFAS turning up in hundreds of wild animal species around the world.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has enacted a statewide drinking water limit on two forms of highly toxic chemicals, nicknamed "forever chemicals." The rule, published earlier this month in the official register of state government agency actions, sets a limit of 14 parts per trillion for perfluorooctanoic acid and 18 parts per

University of California, Riverside, chemical and environmental engineering scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn "forever chemicals," giving hope for low-cost biological cleanup of industrial pollutants.

The EPA is preparing to regulate some of the class of "forever chemicals" called PFAS. Here's what you need to know.

Bacteria can degrade particularly tough PFAS varieties

Identifying alternatives to PFAS requires weighing trade-offs and uncertainties