Q Scotchgard contains perfluorochemicals, which have been in the news. I have Scotchgard on my children's mattresses. Can they safely sleep on these? Also, some lakes contain these chemicals. Can ...

Fish from 54 Minnesota lakes outside the Twin Cities have low or undetectable levels of PFOS, the chemical formerly in Scotchguard, fire retardants and nonstick cookware that has raised health ...

ROCKFORD, MI -- Industrial chemicals once used to manufacture the iconic Hush Puppies shoe brand may be contaminating the Rogue River in an area where leftover leather from a demolished tannery ...

A chemical compound associated with Scotchgard®, the popular stain and spill repellant made by the 3M Company, may be more widespread in the environment than originally thought, according to a new ...

WASHINGTON (CBS Local)-- The contamination of U.S. drinking water with man-made "forever chemicals" is far worse than previously estimated, an environmental group reported on Wednesday. The ...

Patsy Sherman of Bloomington, a retired 3M chemist who co-invented Scotchgard when she was in her 20s, died Monday in Minneapolis. Sherman, who suffered a stroke in December, was 77. In 1953, Sherman ...

I have several of those jerseys. Great jerseys, but hardly windproof. So why would you even try to MAKE it windproof? Because, after all, lots of clothing out there is designed to supplement ...

Chemicals used to make nonstick cookware and stain-resistant fabrics are spreading around the world and turning up in surprising places, everywhere from wildlife and drinking water supplies to human ...

Footwear maker Wolverine World Wide Inc. faces a batch of lawsuits related to its use of former Scotchgard chemicals that has also resulted in liability for 3M Co. A lawsuit filed last week in state ...