PFAS

EPA Releases First Round of UCMR 5 Data

EPA Releases First Round of UCMR 5 Data

Today (8/17), EPA released the first data set from the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5). Every five years,...

EPA Rescinds 2019 PFAS Groundwater Memo

EPA Rescinds 2019 PFAS Groundwater Memo

EPA has published a Notice of Rescinded Guidance for its 2019 memorandum “Interim Recommendations to Address Groundwater Contaminated with Perfluorooctanoic Acid and...

ASDWA, AMWA, AWWA, and ACWA Provide Support for EPA’s Proposed TSCA Amendments

ASDWA, AMWA, AWWA, and ACWA Provide Support for EPA’s Proposed TSCA Amendments

On August 8, ASDWA, the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), the American Water Works Association (AWWA), and the Association...

ASDWA, ECOS, and ASTHO Send Letter to President Biden Seeking Support from Federal Agencies to Remove Sources of PFAS

ASDWA, ECOS, and ASTHO Send Letter to President Biden Seeking Support from Federal Agencies to Remove Sources of PFAS

Today (8/10), ASDWA, along with the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and the Association of State and Territorial Health...

EPA Requests Public Comments on Draft IRIS Toxicological Review for PFHxS

EPA Requests Public Comments on Draft IRIS Toxicological Review for PFHxS

On July 24, EPA announced the availability of the Agency’s Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) and its...

USGS Releases New Study on PFAS in US Tapwater

USGS Releases New Study on PFAS in US Tapwater

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently released the results of a five-year study that sampled for per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

EPA Announces Framework for Addressing New PFAS and New Uses of PFAS

EPA Announces Framework for Addressing New PFAS and New Uses of PFAS

On June 29, EPA announced its framework for addressing new and new uses of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The...

3M Agrees to Pay at Least $10.3 Billion in PFAS Lawsuit Settlement

3M Agrees to Pay at Least $10.3 Billion in PFAS Lawsuit Settlement

The chemical manufacturer 3M Co. has agreed to pay at least $10.3 billion to settle a series of lawsuits over...

ASDWA Recommends EPA Refrain from Including Additional PFAS under CERCLA

ASDWA Recommends EPA Refrain from Including Additional PFAS under CERCLA

In comments to EPA on June 13, ASDWA recommends that EPA “refrain from pursuing any rulemaking to add additional PFAS...

Dupont, Chemours, and Corteva Agree to Pay Nearly $1.2 Billion in Water Contamination Settlement

Dupont, Chemours, and Corteva Agree to Pay Nearly $1.2 Billion in Water Contamination Settlement

Three major U.S. chemical companies have agreed on a settlement of $1.185 billion to settle liability claims from public water...

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