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Orange County water agencies are scrambling to stave off a potential health disaster related to a problem they had no hand in making.

Here's how you can keep yourself (and your family) safe.

Synthetic chemicals like PFAS are in everything from cookware to furniture and may cause issues like cancer. What can we do about it?

A new study finding “forever chemicals” in nearly half of U.S. drinking water adds to a growing body of research on the toxic substances’ pervasiveness in American life. Yet many Americans remain oblivious to the very existence of a cancer-linked group of compounds known as PFAS — or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Research published by…

PFAS, dangerous chemicals used in manufacturing, have been found in many water systems throughout Southern California.

PLEASANTON – While per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, have begun to see national-level regulations, a grassroots effort in Pleasanton now strives to address Tri-Valley contamination.

How OC’s Community of Business runs in crisis

For years the chemical PFOA has devastated dozens of towns across the U.S. New documents from the EPA indicate it could be a threat to all Americans.

Government mandates are lifting, but these experts say the pandemic won’t really end nationally until more people, including children, are vaccinated.