The forever chemicals known as PFAS are in everything from takeout containers to your favorite breathable, waterproof rain gear. They're also getting banned in California and New York starting in 2025. This week we talked to staff writer Laura Lancaster about why PFAS are a problem, why they're so useful in your favorite waterproof gear, and why you're going to have to start taking better care of your rain gear.

Read the full story at outdoorlife.com/PFAS

Edited by Mike Pedersen / Eighty Five Audio.

Hosted by editor-in-chief Alex Robinson.

Produced by executive editor Natalie Krebs.

Reporting by staff writer Laura Lancaster.

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