PFAS

EWG Releases New PFAS Drinking Water Sampling Results Showing More Prevalent Contamination in U.S. Cities

EWG Releases New PFAS Drinking Water Sampling Results Showing More Prevalent Contamination in U.S. Cities

On January 22, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released new PFAS drinking water sampling results from dozens of cities across...

House Passes PFAS Bill, Unlikely to Move in Senate

House Passes PFAS Bill, Unlikely to Move in Senate

Late last week the House passed H.R.535 – the PFAS Action Act of 2019. The bill contains multiple provisions requiring...

EPA Issues PFAS Groundwater Guidance for Federal Cleanup Programs

EPA Issues PFAS Groundwater Guidance for Federal Cleanup Programs

On December 19, 2019, EPA issued its “Interim Recommendations for Addressing Groundwater Contaminated with PFOA and PFOS,” which provides cleanup...

EPA Announces New Method 533 for PFAS in Drinking Water

EPA Announces New Method 533 for PFAS in Drinking Water

On December 18th, EPA announced the new validated Method 533 for testing additional short chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

Massachusetts Publishes Proposed PFAS Drinking Water Standards

Massachusetts Publishes Proposed PFAS Drinking Water Standards

On December 13th, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) filed proposed regulatory changes to develop a drinking water standard...

PFAS Provisions in the 2020 NDAA

PFAS Provisions in the 2020 NDAA

After months of drawn-out debate, negotiators have reached an agreement on the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The...

CBO Releases New Cost Estimate for Potential PFAS Legislation

CBO Releases New Cost Estimate for Potential PFAS Legislation

On November 25th, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a cost estimate for S. 1507, PFAS Release Disclosure and Protection...

New Hampshire Judge Issues Injunction on PFAS Drinking Water Regulations

New Hampshire Judge Issues Injunction on PFAS Drinking Water Regulations

On November 26, 2019, a New Hampshire judge issued a preliminary injunction to halt the implementation of the state’s new...

EPA PFAS Actions: Regulatory Determinations Coming and Comments Needed on Toxics Release Inventory

EPA PFAS Actions: Regulatory Determinations Coming and Comments Needed on Toxics Release Inventory

On December 4, EPA issued a press release about making regulatory determinations for PFAS, as well as a Federal Register...

EPA Announces $4.8 Million for Research Addressing PFAS in Rural America

EPA Announces $4.8 Million for Research Addressing PFAS in Rural America

Today (11/22), EPA announced the availability of $4.8 million in funding to address PFAS contamination in rural communities and agriculture....

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