(THE CONVERSATION) Since the 1940s, companies have been using PFAS – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make products easier to use, from Teflon nonstick pots to waterproof rain gear, ...

Shane Pepe knows exactly how his town's drinking water came to be polluted with the "forever chemicals" it recently reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The borough manager in Emmaus, ...

The Ohio River sends billions of gallons of water flowing past Louisville, Kentucky's pumping station every day, where the city's utility sucks it up to turn it into tap water. This story was produced ...

Penn State provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. University of Connecticut provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Since the 1940s, companies have been using PFAS ...