The rule would have further monitored PFAS and other chemicals from plastics used in chemical recycling. The plastic industry ...

Regulations prohibiting the practice were written during the final days of the Biden administration. But Republicans in the ...

In 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established maximum contaminant levels (MCL) for six PFAS chemicals in ...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has ...

They argued the EPA lacked authority to regulate a mixture of PFAS and said the agency didn’t properly support limits on several newer types of PFAS that the EPA now plans to rescind.

The EPA proposed new regulations for PFAS and PFOA in the nation's drinking water. The chemicals are part of a class of so-called forever chemicals associated with a variety of health problems.

Eric Kleiner, center, sorts samples for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research Feb. 16 at the EPA's Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response in Cincinnati.

In 2022, the EPA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (88 FR 22399) asking the public for comments on the proposed rule to designate PFAS known as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and ...

PFAS accumulates in the body, which is why the EPA set their limits for drinking water at 4 parts per trillion for two common types — PFOA and PFOS — that are phased out of manufacturing but ...

No PFAS were on the EPA’s “toxic release inventory,” a public database that tracks the production and emission of chemicals across the country, before 2020.

EPA announces new PFAS exposure guidance, grants for water-supply cleanup New guidance lowers acceptable exposure to some chemicals by a factor of 10,000. John Timmer – Jun 15, 2022 12:48 PM | 89 ...

For example, the EPA indicates that it has started a nationwide monitoring program for PFAS contamination of drinking water, and a national testing strategy is expected to be released later this year.