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Soybean-based firefighting foam could replace ‘forever chemical’ foam

A bill advancing through the Iowa Senate would require fire districts and city councils in the state to consider switching to ...
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Water samples tested after Maine firefighting foam spill, below guidelines for dangerous chemicals

FILE - This undated file photo provided in 2005 by Naval Air Station Brunswick shows the now-closed military air base in Brunswick, Maine. (Naval Air Station Brunswick via AP, File) BRUNSWICK, Maine ...
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Florida lawmakers propose ban on toxic firefighting foam linked to water and soil contamination

SB 1230 sets a July 1, 2028, deadline to ban the possession and use of the toxic firefighting foam containing PFAS in Florida ...
Forbes

AFFF Firefighting Foam Lawsuit

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Report shows system deficiencies a year before firefighting foam spill at former Navy base

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — A fire suppression ...
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Illnesses related to firefighting foam latest burden for South Dakota veterans

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – Military veterans who served on this base near Rapid City and at Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station in Sioux Falls are part of new ...
ABC News

Firefighting foam polluted water with PFAS. Decades later, Pentagon changes course

ABC News got an exclusive look at how the military is limiting PFAS pollution. OSCODA, Mich. -- The wind-whipped water on Michigan's Van Etten Lake washes up daily reminders of an environmental ...
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Ohio will help fire departments destroy PFAS-laden firefighting foam

Revive Environmental president and CEO David Trueba is showing Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio EPA director Anne Vogel one of the PFAS annihilator units that will be used to destroy AFFF. Ohio has launched ...
JD Supra

PFAS in Firefighting Foam (AFFF) and Equipment: State-by-State Regulations

Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or ...
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Firefighting foam failures during Paradise blazes not 'catastrophic,' chief says

Members of the St. John's Regional Fire Department responded to at least two significant fires in the last year without having immediate access to firefighting foam, according to incident reports ...
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Report shows system deficiencies a year before firefighting foam spill at former Navy base

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — A fire suppression system at a Brunswick Executive Airport hangar showed deficiencies about a year before it discharged gallons of firefighting foam containing harmful ...