A chemical compound called PFAS is contaminating water across the U.S. One major source of pollution is the military's use of a firefighting foam called AFFF. Watch the full video here:
PFAS don't naturally break down in the environmentAs of July 2019, EWG and Northeastern University have mapped out 712 PFAS contamination sites across 49 states in the U.S., such as lowering a woman's chance of getting pregnant, issues with childhood development and even cancer.
Now, communities and service members across the country are wondering what PFAS-contaminated water means for their health and their homes, and who's responsible to clean it all up. The investigations are a tangled mess of politics and national security. The chemicals in the foam are the subject of
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