House Bill Would Extend Military Use of PFAS Firefighter Foam for 3 Years

House Bill Would Extend Military Use of PFAS Firefighter Foam for 3 Years

Amendment received broad bipartisan support, with a call from its sponsor for the Defense Department to accelerate cleanup of PFAS chemicals from out of the U.S. water supply. Amid growing health and environmental concerns over the use of cancer-causing PFAS chemicals in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), lawmakers are pushing legislation that would extend the…

RESIDENTS ADVISED TO AVOID SWALLOWING FOAM IN COHASSET HARBOR - Cohasset Anchor

Photo provided by Maura Curran July 17, 2025 by the Cohasset Board of Public Health advisory The Cohasset Board of Public Health (BoPH) is advising residents to avoid swallowing foam in the Cohasset Harbor as it may contain high concentrations of PFAS. This advisory is being issued as a precaution based on foam testing results conducted by Cohasset Center for Student Coastal Research (CCSCR). PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a grou…