PFAS

The food on our plates is often associated with nourishment, comfort, and survival. It is rarely associated with invisible dangers that quietly accumulate over decades. Yet a growing body of scientific evidence suggests that the global food system is infused with toxic chemicals that are harming human health, degrading ecosystems, and quietly draining trillions of …

Mia Heller was not looking for a science fair project when she picked up her local newspaper a few years ago. She was just a teenager in Warrenton, Virginia, scanning headlines over breakfast. But one article stopped her cold. It reported that her neighborhood’s tap water was contaminated with PFAS chemicals and microplastic pollution, and …