Hazardous 'forever chemicals' in water, food, and air won't disappear with new EPA rules. But 6 simple tactics can reduce your exposure at home.

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A child drinks bottled water in Reynosa, Mexico.

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Hazardous 'forever chemicals' stay in your blood for years, longer than lead or arsenic. It still helps to cut them out.

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Your drinking water could contain fewer hazardous 'forever chemicals' under new federal rules

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The EPA finalized the first-ever limits on PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in drinking water.

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The Pentagon Is Trying to Dodge Lawsuits Over a Product It Helped Invent

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Health experts call for a ban on toxic 'forever chemicals' after EPA moves to cut them from tap water

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Sara Dean and her 2-year-old son, Patrick, at their home in Parchment, Michigan, a few months after it was discovered that Parchment's drinking water was contaminated with high levels of PFAS.

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The EPA Is Finally Going to Limit Forever Chemicals in America’s Drinking Water

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal that would limit the amount of forever chemicals allowed in the nation’s drinking water to the lowest levels that can be detected on tests. The move will address rising concerns about how widespread PFAS exposure contributes to health concerns like liver…

Dangerous 'forever chemicals' were found in turf at the Philadelphia Phillies' old stadium after six former players died of same cancer, investigation finds

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Veterans Stadium, where the turf used in the stadium may have contained dangerous "forever chemicals" for decades.

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REI Will Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Clothes and Cookware in 2024

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Animals full of PFAS 'forever chemicals' have been found on every continent except Antarctica, new report finds

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One study found PFAS in Florida's manatees.

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