A firefighter sprays a mixture of water and foam during a demonstration of a soy-based firefighting foam on Sept. 10, 2024, in West Fargo, North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) In the search ...

In 2021, Connecticut passed a law banning fluorinated firefighting foams, known as aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), that contains large quantities of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The ...

Dozens of factory workers were exposed to toxic chemicals within firefighting foam over decades, BBC File on 4 Investigates can reveal. Multi-billion-pound US manufacturer, 3M, failed to tell ...

Air Force firefighters are transitioning to a new PFAS-free foam to combat fuel fires, eliminating what had been a key source of chemical contamination in water systems near military installations.

Toxic AFFF firefighting foam endangers Ohio’s firefighters and citizens, but “safe” alternatives are not always safer Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is a class-B type of firefighting foam used by ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Soybeans could soon have a promising new market as a safer firefighting solution, replacing traditional foam that relies on toxic chemicals that don’t break down. PFAS from ...

A new Alaska state law bans using the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) based firefighting foams. The law, adopted in July 2024, establishes a foam disposal reimbursement program and requires ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – For decades, fire departments across Illinois used a firefighting foam, known as Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), which turned out to be toxic and linked to cancer. The use of ...

MADISON, Wis. — Researchers in Wisconsin have developed a way to make Wisconsin-grown soybeans into a firefighting foam, and they want to make grants available to see if even soy can prevent wildfires ...