PFAS

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is investigating after Burlington firefighters allegedly used firefighting foam illegally to put out a car fire. A DEEP spokesperson said fire officials responded to a fully engulfed car fire on Route 6 Wednesday night. Universal Gold AFFF foam, which contains the chemical PFAS, was used to put out the fire, they said….

State leaders are working to keep the dangerous chemical PFAS out of your drinking water.

On Monday, the EPA announced a comprehensive national strategy to confront PFAS pollution. Among the top priorities is setting aggressive timelines for enforceable drinking water limits under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds used in products including cookware, carpets and firefighting foams

A new law aims to keep the cancer-causing chemical PFAS out of many food boxes.

Better known as PFAS, these chemicals were recently reported to be abundant in North American makeup products — here’s more on the risks, locations and legislation surrounding them

An internal audit says the Defense Department has dragged its feet on protecting service members from toxic firefighting foam containing PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Gov. Lamont signed a bill into law Tuesday banning the use of PFAS in firefighting foam and some household products.

Governor Ned Lamont addressed the PFAS bill before signing it into law.

Gov. Ned Lamont has signed a bill into law that prohibits the use of firefighting foam and food packaging that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. PFAS is a group of chemicals, per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, that can be dangerous if it gets into rivers and groundwater. Read the bill here. The law bans the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam,…

Tens of thousands of gallons of firefighting foam containing PFAS is set to be removed from Connecticut.

Two years after it first made a splash as a health and environmental hazard in the state, firefighting foam containing PFAS is now on its way out.

A new study released Tuesday is shedding light on harmful chemicals known as PFAS and how much of them exist in cosmetics. In light of the study, Sen. Richard Blumenthal is now calling on a ban of PFAS in personal care products. Scientists are calling the new study released Tuesday surprising. It’s the culmination of years of research on...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling for a ban of PFAS in all personal products.

Tens of thousands of gallons of hazardous firefighting foam containing PFAS now set to be picked up from nearly 150 Connecticut fire departments. “We do know a fairly close number of about 40,000 gallons,” State Fire Administrator Jeff Morrissette said. It’s a take back program nearly two years in the making. “The accidental release here at Bradley Airport did create…

The state has launched a take-back program to remove potentially hazardous firefighting foam from departments across Connecticut.

Carbonated water seemed to be particularly affected.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health is warning about elevated levels of a chemical used in firefighting foam turning up in fish in three rivers in eastern Connecticut. The agency tested bass in the Natchaug River, the Shetucket River, and the Willimantic River all in the Mansfield and Willimantic areas. The DPH found elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…

In what could be the first of its kind state law addressing PFAS in Connecticut, members of the Environment Committee learned more Friday about proposed legislation that would ban Connecticut fire departments from using firefighting foam containing PFAS for any training purposes. “It’s a very important resource to help extinguish dangerous fires, we know that there are safer substitutes...

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit the use of firefighting foam with PFAS in the training of firefighters.