For decades, PFAS, or polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been used in various industries and consumer products due to their beneficial properties. This includes their use in firefighting foams.

Researchers and environmental officials are keeping track of PFAS, or forever chemicals, turning up in the bodies of local ...

Water pouring from the faucets of at least 42 million Americans is contaminated with unacceptable levels of “forever chemicals,” according to a USA TODAY analysis of records the Environmental ...

The Environmental Working Group just released a map--- adding 328 PFAS sites to the nearly 3,200 already known locations. In D.C., Maryland and Virginia more than a dozen military sites have been ...

Following a law the state legislature passed this year, Virginia’s water regulators are beginning a process to identify sources of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS or ...

A minor, 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Virginia on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 1:08 p.m. Eastern about 5 miles south of Dillwyn, Va ...

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Trump lost Virginia in the previous two elections, with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton winning with a plurality of 49.73% in 2016 and President Joe Biden taking 54.11% of the vote in 2020.

MAP: Where water systems reported PFAS contamination Click on a system in the map below to review its PFAS measurements. You may also enter an address in the search box to locate the nearest water ...

The Virginia Department of Health is continuing its forever hunt to find the amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, present in the state by testing for them in water systems ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia voters chose Vice President Kamala Harris over President-elect Donald Trump at the polls on Tuesday. Here's the county-by-county breakdown of how the presidential ...