EPA Proposes to Add 16 PFAS and 15 PFAS Categories to the TRI List of Chemicals
18 Oct 2024
The U.S. EPA proposed on October 8, 2024, to add 16 individual PFAS and 15 PFAS categories representing more than 100 individual PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory list of toxic chemicals subject to reporting to comply with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
USDA’s ARS Develops Long-Term Roadmap for PFAS in U.S. Agriculture
18 Oct 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service announced on October 16, 2024, several key outcomes from a workshop held to develop a research roadmap leading to short- and long-term science-based solutions to meet the challenges posed by the discovery of PFAS in agricultural soils and waters.
Brown Demands That Department of Defense Block Further PFAS Incineration in East Liverpool
10 Oct 2024
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on the Department of Defense to block the resumption of incineration as an approved PFAS disposal method in East Liverpool and communities across the country. PFAS – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – often referred to as “forever chemicals” – pose a threat to public health and is designated by the EPA as a hazardous substance.
Kildee Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect Michigan Residents from Harmful PFAS Chemicals
9 Oct 2024
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08),co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, joined Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General Robert Storch requesting an updated report on DoD’s efforts to clean up toxic PFAS chemicals at military sites—and in surrounding communities—in Michigan.
EPA’s drinking water limits for PFAS are under threat – and that’s nothing new
2 Oct 2024
Though utilities’ mission is to provide clean water, their trade groups for decades have often fiercely opposed initiatives to improve quality.
EPA Seeks Data on PFAS-Generating Plastics Process to Shape Rule
27 Sep 2024
The EPA is asking companies and the public for information about a plastic-strengthening process that can create PFAS, so the agency can decide whether and how to regulate the production of such plastics.
How the U.S. Military Plans to Tackle Its ‘Forever Chemical’ Problem
25 Sep 2024
The DoD acknowledges its role in creating the PFAS mess and, nominally at least, insists that it is taking steps to clean it up both on military bases and in the affected communities off-base.
U.S. EPA Says it’s Not Obligated to Regulate PFAS-laden Sludge Applied to Land
17 Sep 2024
The EPA and PEER are in a legal dispute over whether the EPA is required to regulate PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer, with PEER arguing that the Clean Water Act mandates regulation of these pollutants due to potential harm.
Three US states call on environmental agency to regulate PFAS air emissions
16 Sep 2024
North Carolina, New Jersey, and New Mexico petitioned regulators to classify some PFAS as hazardous air pollutants.
US lawmakers push to exclude lucrative chemicals from official PFAS definition
12 Sep 2024
Language in a Senate defense bill is probably the first step to shield widely used toxic F-gases from regulation.
‘Chronic threat’ of PFAS firefighting foams raised in 2003 secret UK report
11 Sep 2024
The Environment Agency was warned about the “chronic threat” that firefighting foams containing PFAS “forever chemicals” pose to the environment in 2003, 20 years before it started the process of regulating the chemicals, it can be revealed.
EPA Delays TSCA PFAS Reporting Deadlines
6 Sep 2024
The U.S. EPA just issued a direct final rule amending reporting deadlines for PFAS under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
White House Releases New Research Strategy to Protect Communities from PFAS
3 Sep 2024
This strategy aims to provide data for reducing PFAS contamination, communicate research to communities, identify remediation technologies, and offer information on PFAS alternatives for informed decisions.
3M, Chemours Face PFAS Carpet Coating Deception Class Suit
30 Aug 2024
3M Co., EIDP Inc., and The Chemours Co. were accused in a proposed class action of covering up the harms of PFAS chemicals they sold as carpet stain repellents.
Two states become first in US to ban use of PFAS in firefighters’ protective gear
26 Aug 2024
Turnout gear sold in Massachusetts and Connecticut must be free of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ by 2027 and 2028.