Forever Chemicals

The first of its kind statewide program will collect and destroy toxic chemicals in firefighting foam across Ohio.

Gov. Mike DeWine says the H2Ohio program will now test for forever chemicals in 29 of the state's large rivers.

Dupont, Chemours and Corteva will pay $110 million in a lawsuit settlement over the contamination of the Ohio River. It could help repair decades of environmental damage in the region.

The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio to settle a lawsuit over environmental threats from toxic chemicals used at a former DuPont facility in neighboring West Virginia, the companies said Wednesday.

Professor Linda Weavers and her team tested ultrasonic frequencies on forever chemicals.

PFAS have been found in more than 50 drinking water systems across the state. New research hopes to help Ohio communities address the problem.

The EPA proposed the first federal limits for the toxic “forever chemicals.” If they take effect, they would mean big changes for Ohio’s water utilities.

A non-profit research group has found the oil and gas industry in Ohio used PFAS known as “forever” chemicals, over a hundred of times over the past decade.

PFAS are all around us, so how do we navigate a world filled with harmful chemicals? We speak to an expert who guides us through what PFAS are, why they're a problem, and what can be done about them.

The city of Dayton has sued the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the U.S. Department of Defense for failing to stop water contaminants from entering a source of the city’s drinking water.