“Tens of millions of people across the country are currently at risk of drinking hazardous levels of toxic PFAS-contaminated water, and that risk may only increase for many years to come if the EPA ...

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

On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced what it called a "comprehensive national strategy" to handle pollution by a group of industrial chemicals that are collectively called PFAS ...

2022 was a foundational year for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) planned actions to regulate per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under its PFAS Strategic Roadmap (Roadmap ...

Alongside the EPA’s roadmap strategy, the Food and Drug Administration will also expand testing of the food supply to help estimate how people in the country are exposed to PFAS through their diet.

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, ...

The EPA announced new limits on certain types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water. Here are the essential things to know about the family of chemicals and the EPA's latest action.

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

The EPA estimates the new limits could affect up to 100 million people. Map: Where water systems reported PFAS levels above new EPA limits. NOTE: This version of USA TODAY's PFAS map is outdated.

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 ...

The EPA originally adopted its PFAS rule under the Biden administration in April 2024, setting limits on six types of chemicals. Limits on just two of those – PFOS and PFOA – will remain set ...

Now it’s down to the Safe Drinking Water Act and water treatment plants to keep PFAS out of Americans’ tap water. Almost any regulation the EPA proposes would require water utilities to ...