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.
A firefighter holds a handful of SoyFoam. The firefighting foam is PFAS free, biodegradable and made with a crop that's abundant in Ohio: soybeans. Outside the Harrison Township Fire Department, in ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A bill advancing through the Iowa Senate would require fire districts and city councils in the state to consider switching to a soybean-based firefighting ...
A PFAS-laden foam cleanup, testing rural fire‑station wells and a firefighter cancer study reflect NC's broader push to address PFAS.
Aug. 18—It sounds simple: remove harmful chemicals from firefighting foam to both keep public water supplies pure and protect the health of firefighters. But finding an effective substitute, figuring ...
SoyFoam, developed by Georgia-based Cross Plains Solutions, is biodegradable and reportedly as effective as chemical-based foams. The product SoyFoam is reportedly free from "forever chemicals" and ...
Courtesy of the Washington Department of Ecology Firefighters sometimes use a special type of foam to put out fires caused by flammable liquids, like gases or solvents. But that foam contains “forever ...
CANTON, OH - Midwest Industrial Supply, a leader in Earth-conscious chemical manufacturing, announced its latest innovation — SparkBarrier, a Class A firefighting foam approved by the U.S. Forest ...
A new Wisconsin bill could help fire departments purchase firefighting foam made from soybeans. This organic foam is a safer alternative to foams containing toxic "forever chemicals," or PFAS. Testing ...
Pasco Fire removed 140 gallons of PFAS-containing AFFF foam from the city. The Washington Department of Ecology runs statewide collection and 90 stations signed up. Pasco replaced the toxic foam with ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over ...
File - A firefighter sprays foam on smoldering bush to help reduce re-flash fires after a blaze swept through Faulcombridge, 53 miles west of Sydney, in Australia Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. (AP ...