Policy

The Race to Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’ from Clothing Ahead of Bans

10 Jan 2025

New York and California forced companies to remove PFAS from apparel. It hasn’t been smooth.

FDA Announces Food Contact Notifications for 35 PFAS are No Longer Effective

6 Jan 2025

As of January 6, 2025, the U.S. FDA has announced that the food contact notifications for 35 PFAS are no longer effective, due to the abandonment of their uses by industry.

Final Effluent Guidelines Program Plan

6 Jan 2025

The Final Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (Final Plan 15) announces one new rulemaking and several new studies.

EPA adds 9 more PFAS to chemical reporting requirements

3 Jan 2025

A federal report that tracks industrial releases of chemicals into the environment will include additional PFAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday.

US environmental agency fast-tracking new PFAS approvals for semiconductors

19 Dec 2024

Hastened reviews of compounds as industry ramps up could increase pollution from likely toxic chemicals.

EPA’s PFAS Dragnet: What Companies Need to Know About PFAS Reporting Under TSCA Section 8(a)(7)

13 Dec 2024

Companies should be preparing now to meet these requirements. The window for reporting is July 11, 2025 through January 11, 2026 for most companies, but small businesses that only import articles with PFAS have an additional six months to report.

EPA Proposes to Update Proposed SNURs for 17 PFAS, Designating Manufacture (Including Import) as a Significant New Use

9 Dec 2024

On November 29, 2024, the U.S. EPA issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that would update the December 2, 2022, proposed significant new use rules for 17 PFAS that were the subject of premanufacture notices and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act.

[Press Release] Congressmen Carbajal, Lawler, Van Orden Push to Fully Fund PFAS Replacement Programs in Year-End Deal

25 Nov 2024

Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) led a call of more than 80 lawmakers today urging House appropriators to fully fund the new grant program they created to help airports replace firefighting foams containing harmful forever chemicals.

PFAS opportunities coming as Trump enters office, waste executives say

25 Nov 2024

Executives said the incoming Trump administration could roll back the EPA’s hazardous substance designation for PFAS, but they expect continued business opportunities with the material.

The FDA Issues Request for Information on PFAS in Seafood

19 Nov 2024

The FDA is seeking scientific data and information from the seafood industry, academia, state and federal agencies, as well as other interested entities, on PFAS concentrations in seafood, the surrounding environment, and processing water, as well as mitigation strategies for reducing exposure to PFAS in seafood.

EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap: Three Years of Progress

11 Nov 2024

The EPA’s 2024 PFAS Strategic Roadmap outlines progress in addressing the widespread threat of PFAS contamination to human health and the environment, focusing on restricting chemical entry, remediating contaminated areas, and advancing scientific research to mitigate risks effectively.

Water activists 'concerned' but will keep fighting 'forever chemicals' as Trump returns

8 Nov 2024

On April 10, Spaniola stood among a handful of fellow activists in an ornate White House office, jubilantly glued to a television screen showing officials from the Environmental Protection Agency announcing the first-ever limits on so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water.

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