U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS, Following ProPublica’s Reporting
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Source: ProPublica
Published: 2026-02-23 21:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Environment
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Environment & Climate
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Following a ProPublica article revealing that the U.S. Forest Service had for years issued clothing to wildland firefighters that it knew contained potentially dangerous “forever chemicals,” the agency has stopped distributing those garments. It also says that it will instruct its equipment manufacturers to avoid using PFAS in the future.
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