Rule Passed to Require Reporting of PFAS
6 Oct 2023
The U.S. EPA finalized a rule that will provide EPA, its partners, and the public with the largest-ever dataset of PFAS manufactured and used in the United States.
EPA finalizes PFAS reporting rule
29 Sep 2023
The agency expands the number of PFAS subject to information reporting requirements.
ECHA Receives a Large Number of Comments on PFAS Restriction Proposal
29 Sep 2023
In February this year, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a proposal to ban the manufacture, use and placing on the market (including import) of the entire group of PFAS. The restriction proposal was prepared by authorities in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
[Blog] Government shutdown threatens progress on ‘forever chemicals’
28 Sep 2023
Efforts by some Republicans to shut down the federal government could delay progress on addressing the contamination crisis caused by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
PFAS disclosures from the Department of Defense cause fear and uncertainty for farmers
21 Sep 2023
Disclosures are an important first step in uncovering the full extent of PFAS contamination in the food system.
US Agencies Move Towards Buying PFAS-Free Fire Suppressants
19 Sep 2023
The Pentagon approved its first PFAS-free fire suppressant, opening the door toward airports putting out deadly fires without simultaneously putting firefighters, people, and the environment at risk.
Proposed PFAS draft legislation could give chemical companies regulation loopholes
18 Sep 2023
Two North Carolina moms who are activists against PFAS pollution met with federal leaders, including Sen. Thom Tillis, to speak out against new draft legislation that could allow polluters to avoid regulation.
Rep. Carbajal Introduces Clean Airport Agenda: Two New Bipartisan Bills To Help Central Coast Airports Remove Threat Of Forever Chemicals
8 Sep 2023
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping the Central Coast curb the threat of forever chemicals in communities near regional airports.
[Opinion] Dunleavy’s veto of ‘forever chemicals’ ban betrays Alaskans and harms our health
6 Sep 2023
With the stroke of his veto pen, Gov. Mike Dunleavy blatantly betrayed the voters of Alaska, people in communities affected by PFAS, as well as the 58 of 60 members of the Alaska State House and Senate who worked across party lines to pass a bill, House Bill 51, that would have been a significant step toward preventing further harm from these dangerous chemicals.
NH Delegation Welcomes $7.6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Improve Drinking Water Systems in New Hampshire
5 Sep 2023
U.S. Congresspeople Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Annie Kuster, and Chris Pappas that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is receiving $7,640,000 in fiscal year 2023 bipartisan infrastructure law funding to address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing PFAS.
US EPA orders toxicity tests on PFAS used in GenX
23 Aug 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency wants more data on the hazards of a member of the chemical family known as PFAS.
EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’
18 Aug 2023
Agency plans a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows for flexibility, but critics say ‘this is not a new definition – it is a lack of definition.'
U.S. Defense Department expanding PFAS cleanup at former Wurtsmith Air Force Base
17 Aug 2023
An activist says there’s been a “major shift” in the way the U.S. Department of Defense is approaching the PFAS cleanup at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in northern Michigan.
TRI PFAS Obligations May Expand Considerably
10 Aug 2023
The proposal will have enormous impacts on numerous companies from a compliance standpoint, as well as increase risk for future PFAS litigation.