According to multiple wildland firefighters and government officials familiar with contracting and purchasing, the Forest Service never told rank-and-file wildland firefighters that their pants might contain PFAS.
Firefighters wore gear containing “forever chemicals.” The Forest Service knew and stayed silent for years.
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Scientists have found another alarming pattern in wildfires. Around the world, the conditions that brew massive blazes are...syncing up?
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