Policy

Consultation on PFAS draft opinion – Guidance for respondents

1 Mar 2026

The European Chemicals Agency plans to launch a consultation on the draft opinion of its Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) on the proposed EU-wide restriction of PFAS following the Committee’s meeting in March 2026.

[Job] Policy Advocate

1 Feb 2026

NRDC is seeking a Policy Advocate to work with the Toxics team in any of our offices, preferably San Francisco or Washington, D.C.

Gov. Tony Evers and GOP lawmakers say a deal is within reach on addressing PFAS

26 Jan 2026

The proposed amendments to the bills include protections for innocent landowners, funding for emergency bottled water, around $80 million in grants for local governments and $35 million for a grant program to replace or rebuild contaminated wells.

Forever Chemicals Face Sweeping Bans as States Pass PFAS Laws in 2025

22 Jan 2026

The 2025 legislative session has produced a high volume of PFAS-related bill activity. Nearly 350 bills addressing PFAS have been introduced in 39 states.

EPA Heads to Court to Defend PFAS Listing as Hazardous Substance

16 Jan 2026

The court should vacate the rule, because the EPA’s designation put no meaningful constraint on the substances that could become subject to CERCLA, wrote Elbert Lin, a partner with Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, in the industry coalition’s final reply brief.

Pennsylvania Rep. introduces bill aimed at banning 'forever chemicals' in certain products

15 Jan 2026

House Bill 2145 aims to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or "forever chemicals", from high-contact products like cosmetics, dental floss, children's products and menstrual pads and tampons.

New EU-wide protections against PFAS in drinking water come into effect

12 Jan 2026

The new reporting system is simpler than under the previous Drinking Water Directive and reduces the amount of data to be reported. It is the first time systematic monitoring of PFAS in drinking water is being implemented in the EU.

As EPA tries to loosen PFAS rules, NC regulators inch toward statewide protections

9 Jan 2026

Members of the Environmental Management Commission expressed the need for some urgency in moving forward with the development of statewide rules on Thursday. The group took up two sets of “monitoring and minimization rules”: one for three types of PFAS – PFOS, PFOA and GenX – and another for 1,4-Dioxane.

Fifteen States Oppose Reduced PFAS Reporting Requirements

2 Jan 2026

The data and the standards are critical to the success of enforcement efforts including PFAS lawsuits.

FDA’s Assessment and Report on the Use of PFAS in Cosmetic Products

29 Dec 2025

The FDA’s assessment underscores significant data gaps for PFAS used in cosmetic products, including limited data on use level, lack of dermal and oral absorption data, and mechanistic information, as well as the absence of dermal toxicity data.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Opposes Rollback of PFAS Protections

29 Dec 2025

“North Carolinians should be able to get straightforward information about how much and what kinds of PFAS are in the products we buy,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “The EPA shouldn’t be helping companies hide what kinds of toxic chemicals they’re using. We know what PFAS damage looks like in North Carolina, and we need these companies to be more responsible.”

EU study recommends excluding refrigerants from PFAS restrictions

20 Dec 2025

“Overall, substitution is not currently feasible given economic, technical, and safety constraints,” the report states. It recommends excluding F-gases completely from the scope of a universal PFAS restriction and instead focus all regulatory control of all F-gases into the existing F-gas regulation.

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