An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap ...

"Elevated levels aren’t necessarily a cause for immediate concern, but it is something that you need to pay attention to." ...

One year since the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set a national standard for six PFAS compounds in ...

During a Monday press conference, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said unspecified PFAS announcements were on the way and noted ...

Non-profit research organization ChemFORWARD recently announced a new tool that will help users identify per- and ...

Environmental advocates are on high alert as federal PFAS standards face a court challenge and potential rollback under new EPA leadership, according to a report by Times Union. Nearly 200 New York ...

U.S. EPA in April 2024 finalized the nation's first enforceable standards for certain PFAS in drinking water, setting maximum contaminant levels for six types of PFAS.

West Virginia state officials and environmental advocates are pushing back after the Trump administration terminated a $1 million grant previously awarded to the state to help address a group of ...

In part 5 of our conversation with Ralph Mead and his group, they talked about climate change and how it impacts carbon fluxes, describing the role of PFAS in these environments (1). In the final part ...

EPA’s decision to bar PFAS from exemption eligibility was based on what the agency described as both “scientific complexities or uncertainties” and administrative limitations. Specifically ...

One of the most-studied PFAS chemicals, PFOA, began to be phased out in the US in the early 2000s, with major companies eliminating the chemical and related compounds under EPA guidance by 2015.

Haynes Boone partner Clarissa Howley Mills said the EPA is unlikely to outright repeal the rule, as both industry and the Trump administration understand there should be some PFAS standards.