The rule would have further monitored PFAS and other chemicals from plastics used in chemical recycling. The plastic industry ...

The EPA expects that excess PFAS levels will be found in around 6-10% of water systems, affecting some 100 million people in the U.S. "This is historic and monumental," says Emily Donovan, ...

EPA announces new PFAS exposure guidance, grants for water-supply cleanup New guidance lowers acceptable exposure to some chemicals by a factor of 10,000. John Timmer – Jun 15, 2022 3:48 pm | 89 ...

The EPA set the first rule of its kind to mandate limits on levels of toxic PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' in drinking water. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get ...

January 30, 2024 - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been moving forward on its pledge to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are a family of more than 9,000 ...

EPA sets new rule for "forever chemicals" in drinking water 02:06. For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it is issuing a national regulation limiting the ...

“EPA’s claim that it ‘did not find any PFAS’ in these pesticides is not only untrue but lulls the public into a false sense of security that these products are PFAS free,” Kyla Bennett ...

For example, the EPA indicates that it has started a nationwide monitoring program for PFAS contamination of drinking water, and a national testing strategy is expected to be released later this year.

The EPA standard for PFAS in drinking water is now 4 parts per trillion, down from 70 ppt. Health and environmental advocates have sought such a standard for decades in the face of stiff industry ...

The new Environmental Protection Agency regulations limit the two most common PFAS chemicals — PFOA and PFOS — to four parts per trillion in drinking water, close to the level of detection.

Like asbestos, PFAS were prized for industrial utility but are now linked to long-term, latent health risks. This complicates ...

Until now, questions swirled about the Trump administration’s direction on PFAS. EPA did not reference PFAS in its March 12, 2025, deregulatory policy statement, fueling speculation.