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EPA takes 'milestone' action against PFAS company 3M Australia
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29 May 2025 | ABC West
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) has issued a clean-up notice to 3M Australia after the forever chemicals were found in soil and water across 100 hectares of Brogans Creek Quarry, south-east of Mudgee.
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After hailing them as important, EPA cancels PFAS research grants
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23 May 2025 | The Portland Herald Press
Termination notices to Maine grant recipients said the work was 'no longer consistent with EPA funding priorities.' At least 2 of the 3 Maine recipients plan to appeal the termination.
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The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for 4 PFAS. Thousands more remain unregulated.
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21 May 2025 | Grist
Last Week, environmental groups decried plans from the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind and “reconsider” drinking water limits for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, compounds linked to cancer and damage to the immune and endocrine systems, among other health effects.
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Trump officials want to cut limits of PFAS in drinking water – what will the impact be?
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15 May 2025 | The Guardian
The EPA is attempting actions that violate the law, some say, and Biden administration’s progress can’t be fully undone.
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EPA will weaken rule curbing ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
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14 May 2025 | The Washington Post
The Environmental Protection Agency said it will reconsider drinking water standards for four chemicals that have been linked to a range of illnesses.
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States Step In On PFAS Drinking Water Regulations
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5 May 2025 | The National Law Review
To prepare for further regulatory rollbacks from the EPA that could impact PFAS regulation, states have begun looking to introduce laws that would put in place PFAS protections that could protect the state’s waters against any potential federal rollbacks.
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EPA plan on PFAS cleanup may let polluters off the hook
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2 May 2025 | Environmental Health News
The Trump administration's new PFAS roadmap is raising red flags among public health experts who fear it could weaken protections and slow the cleanup of toxic chemicals in drinking water.
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New Trump admin plans targeting forever chemicals ‘raise serious red flags,’ experts say
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2 May 2025 | CNN
“There are a lot of vague promises in what was announced this week, but honestly, it really doesn’t treat the PFAS forever chemicals crisis as, frankly, the five-alarm fire for public health that it is,” said Dr. Erik Olson.
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EPA PFAS “Action List” Answers Little and Raises New Questions
Policy
1 May 2025
Under the Trump administration, uncertainty has been the theme of predictive conversations related to actions that the new administration might take related to PFAS.
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EPA’s PFAS plans draw concern in public health circles
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29 Apr 2025 | The New Lede
Moves by the Trump administration to draw up a new regulatory framework for types of toxic chemicals has sparked suspicion among health advocates who fear the changes will protect polluters but not public health.
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Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits
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29 Apr 2025 | AP
In a decision with consequences for tens of millions of Americans, the Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by those strict standards and defend the limits against a water utility industry challenge in federal court.
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Administrator Zeldin Announces Major EPA Actions to Combat PFAS Contamination
Policy
28 Apr 2025
In this suite of actions, Administrator Zeldin announced a long list that included in part the designation of an agency lead for PFAS, the creation of effluent limitations guidelines for certain PFAS to stop these forever chemicals from entering drinking water systems, and initiatives to engage with Congress and industry to establish a clear liability framework that ensures the polluter pays and passive receivers are protected.
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EPA Asks Court for 30 Days to Finish PFAS Superfund Rule Review
Policy
25 Apr 2025
The EPA asked a federal appeals court on Friday to give the agency’s new leadership more time to conclude their review of a rule making two PFAS hazardous substances under Superfund.
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E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals
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21 Apr 2025 | The New York Times
The Trump administration is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars in grants to scientists studying environmental hazards faced by children in rural America, among other health issues, according to internal emails written by senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Environmental advocates brace for possible rollback of PFAS standards
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11 Apr 2025 | Times Union
A lawsuit from national utility groups could threaten federal standards for “forever chemicals” in drinking water.