Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A container of a soybean-based firefighting foam is displayed during a demonstration of the product in West Fargo, North Dakota, ...

(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 foam in an effort ...

Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or PFAS ...

Aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, has been linked to an increased risk of several types of cancer, including kidney cancer, testicular cancer, and pancreatic cancers. Civilian and military ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – Military veterans who served on ...

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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 ...

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – Military veterans who served on this base near Rapid City and at Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station in Sioux Falls are part of new ...

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 ...