Monday Top of the Scroll: California lawmakers vote to phase out toxic firefighting foam
The measure, put forward by state Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), requires municipal fire departments, chemical plants and oil refineries to gradually stop using the foam, replacing it with alternatives that don’t contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a class of chemicals commonly known as PFAS…. a significant amount of drinking-water contamination comes from their use in firefighting foam…