Emerging Contaminants (EC) in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (SDC)
15 Jun 2022
As part of a government-wide effort to confront PFAS pollution, EPA has invited states and territories to apply for $1 billion – the first of $5 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant funding – to address PFAS and other emerging contaminants in drinking water, specifically in small or disadvantaged communities.
Federal PFAS Report Card
13 Jun 2022
EWG has researched actions the federal government is committed to taking, or for which it faces congressionally mandated deadlines, to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
State rolls out dashboard showing PFAS monitoring results for drinking water
7 Jun 2022
Minnesota residents who get their drinking water from a community public water system will now be able to find out if their system’s water has any level of PFAS, through an interactive online dashboard unveiled today by the Minnesota Department of Health.
EPA Issues First Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS in Commercial Fire Fighting Foam and Other Uses
6 Jun 2022
"For far too long, families across America, especially those in underserved communities, have suffered from PFAS. High-quality, robust data on PFAS helps EPA to better understand and ultimately reduce the potential risks caused by these chemicals,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
States take new PFAS policy steps as waste industry awaits federal guidelines
6 Jun 2022
As the waste industry awaits new federal guidance, states are developing regulations and laws on how to manage PFAS in everything from packaging to clothing to biosolids.
Concerning measures to increase protections from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals
6 Jun 2022
The Colorado state legislature passed HB22-1345, which was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis (D).
NY State Assembly Bill A7063A
30 May 2022
New York Assembly bill prohibits the use of PFAS in apparel as an intentionally added chemical.
U.S. government’s $650 billion buying power could move markets to PFAS-free products
24 May 2022
Curbing the needless use of the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS could end their cycle of contamination, and the U.S. government has an extraordinary ability to move markets to PFAS-free products with its $650 billion annual purchasing power.
EPA Adds Five PFAS Chemicals to List of Regional Screening and Removal Management Levels to Protect Human Health and the Environment
24 May 2022
The EPA is taking an important step forward to protect people from PFAS by adding five PFAS chemicals for a total of six PFAS chemicals to a list of risk-based values that help EPA determine if response or remediation activities are needed.
How many PFAS bans does it take to ban PFAS?
17 May 2022
Steps are now being taken towards banning groups of chemicals with similar structure and properties collectively, which is of course a huge leap in the right direction.
Commissioner Sinkevicius' speech at the high-level conference on PFAS
17 May 2022
The Commission has therefore decided to start the process of banning all PFAS in fire-fighting foams.
Putting the Brakes on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Maryland
10 May 2022
On April 21, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into state law SB0273/HB0275, the George “Walter” Taylor Act, which curtails the introduction of new PFAS into the environment.
AFFF and PFAS At Forefront of Federal Action This Week
2 May 2022
Not long after the DOD provided a report in which it identified substitutes for PFAS-containing AFFF but indicated that each might not be feasible, legislators yesterday continued to apply pressure to the federal government with proposed legislation to ban the manufacture, import, and sale of any PFAS-containing AFFF in the United States.
EPA Sued Over Failure to Explain Its Narrow PFAS Definition
2 May 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is withholding documents explaining why it has adopted an exceedingly limited definition of PFAS, according to a lawsuit filed today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
EU unveils plan for ‘largest ever ban’ on dangerous chemicals
26 Apr 2022
Thousands of potentially harmful chemicals could soon be prohibited in Europe under new restrictions, which campaigners have hailed as the strongest yet.