EPA’s $10.1 million to Delaware for local PFAS cleanup may signal a new approach

By Jon Hurdle | DPM | June 19, 2026

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"In May 2025, the EPA enraged environmentalists and public health experts when it rolled back Biden-era regulations on so-called forever chemicals, exposing the public once again to an array of the ubiquitous, toxic chemicals in drinking water, little more than a year after the Biden administration published the first set of national PFAS regulations.

The Trump EPA delayed a compliance deadline for PFOA and PFOS, both commonly found in water systems, and rescinded earlier limits on four other PFAS chemicals. Critics said the new administration was granting the wishes of the water industry, which didn’t want to pay the high cost of installing filters to remove PFAS.

The agency rejected charges that it was risking public health by cutting restrictions on the chemicals, and said instead that it is providing millions of dollars to help communities remove PFAS from their water systems."