PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of human-made chemicals found in everything from food packaging to ...

A new study by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers revealed that Waikīkī is facing a fundamental shift in flood hazards as sea levels rise—transitioning from a flooding that is driven primarily ...

Military and industrial activities often leave behind a dangerous legacy of soil contamination. Two common secondary ...

Electrokinetic remediation (EKR) is an innovative technique that utilises low-intensity electric fields to mobilise contaminants within soils, enabling their efficient extraction and subsequent ...

Angelenos are understandably worried about the toxins deposited by smoke and ash from the Eaton and Palisades urban wildfires in January, but after L.A. Times Plants tested soil around eight burn ...

The Hanford Site is the most polluted area in the US, though cleanup started decades ago. Estimates say it will take decades more and up to $640 billion to finish the job. The site just received ...

Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 states -- more than 20% of the country's population -- may rely on groundwater that contains detectable concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Watch the documentary at pbs.org/frontline and in the PBS App starting Feb. 3, 2026, at 7/6c, or on PBS stations (check local listings) and on FRONTLINE’s YouTube ...

The Pasadena Unified School District tested the soil at all of its schools after the Eaton Fire and the results show nearly half of their campuses have contaminated soil. Testing showed 11 of the 23 ...

Scientists were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton -- tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria -- present in freshwater and saltwater do not clean water that ...