COLUMBIA — Boone County Fire Protection District says is taking a step forward by adopting a new "groundbreaking" plant-based firefighting foam made from soybeans. SoyFoam TF 1122 is a foam free of a ...

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SoyFoam, developed by Georgia-based Cross Plains Solutions, is biodegradable and reportedly as effective as chemical-based foams. The product SoyFoam is reportedly free from "forever chemicals" and ...

A new soy-based firefighting foam offers a potential alternative for firefighters across the country who have long relied on specialized foams to extinguish dangerous fuel fires -- foams that often ...

Air Force firefighters are transitioning to a new PFAS-free foam to combat fuel fires, eliminating what had been a key source of chemical contamination in water systems near military installations.

The suit from Adams County alleges the foam used at the Denver fire academy has contaminated the water for decades.

Dozens of factory workers were exposed to toxic chemicals within firefighting foam over decades, BBC File on 4 Investigates can reveal. Multi-billion-pound US manufacturer, 3M, failed to tell ...

A Columbus facility is processing thousands of gallons of toxic firefighting foam as part of Ohio’s effort to eliminate ...

A new soy-based firefighting foam offers a potential alternative for firefighters across the country who have long relied on specialized foams to extinguish dangerous fuel fires -- foams that often ...