Articles Tagged with ''PFAS''

Because EPA did not follow the procedures when it finalized the rule governing the four hazard index chemicals, the petitioners expect EPA will “redo the regulatory process for those four hazard index chemicals, and our hope is that those will be separated from the case and will not be adjudicated.”

“Due to the anti backsliding provision in the Safe Drinking Water Act, it is illegal for EPA to arbitrarily decide to repeal or weaken existing drinking water standards.”

As the Department of Defense confronts soaring PFAS cleanup costs, a landmark comparison at Wurtsmith Air Force Base reveals a new path forward.

With one of the biggest questions facing the use of PFAS filters being how to dispose of such filters once they are filled, Ryan Moore said “For our system, we don't necessarily have to do anything (related to) disposal.”

It’s not a rollback—it’s a recalibration that aims to make public health goals realistic and fair for all.

EPA Region 2 Administrator Michael Martucci spent the day in New Jersey meeting with business leaders, water utility officials, and environmental law professionals to promote a more collaborative and efficient approach to environmental protection.

In a significant shift, the Environmental Protection Agency announced this morning a partial rollback of federal regulations aimed at limiting toxic "forever chemicals" in U.S. drinking water

Community members in Troy are invited to attend a public meeting this evening where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present plans for a short-term soil cleanup at the East Troy Contaminated Aquifer Superfund site.

The new initiative will enable EPA to tackle “PFAS from all of EPA’s program offices, advancing research and testing, stopping PFAS from getting into drinking water systems, holding polluters accountable, and providing certainty for passive receivers,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

The Office of Water will 'be aimed at ensuring that we can make things better,' which has prompted the Office to plan 'listening sessions' that 'cross a wide range of stakeholders' in order to help 'chart our path,' she said.