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PFAS a ‘high priority’ for EPA waste office nominee Busterud
During a confirmation hearing, the Office of Land and Emergency Management nominee expressed support for passive receivers ...
JD Supra12h
Zeldin's EPA Weakens Biden-Era PFAS Rules Despite Upholding Core Standards
On May 14, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under Administrator Lee Zeldin, announced its decision to ...
EPA proposes easing PFAS regulations
In April 2024, the EPA moved to begin cleaning up the PFAS mess. It adopted rules setting limits on contamination for five ...
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New proposed PFAS rules won’t impact PUB’s plans to upgrade its water treatment system
New, laxer rules for PFAS chemicals proposed by the Environmental Projection Agency won’t have any impact on the Parkersburg ...
JD Supra9h
EPA Announces It Will Keep Drinking Water Limits for PFOA and PFOS, But Rescind Limits for Four Other PFAS Compounds
EPA issued a news release (available here) stating that the agency will maintain the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) National ...
Tampa Free Press on MSN2d
EPA To Keep Current PFAS Limits, Offers Flexibility For Water Systems
In a move aimed at both safeguarding public health and ensuring practical implementation, the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
North Carolina Health News19h
EPA Administrator Zeldin says PFAS limits may get tougher, downplays layoffs
During questioning in Congress, EPA Administrator Zeldin told senators that reports about the EPA weakening PFAS standards were inaccurate.
KBIA15h
Missouri will continue testing for PFAS at same pace as EPA delays enforcement
The. state's Department of Natural Resources said they will have every water system in the state tested for "forever ...
VTDigger1h
Vermont officials reevaluate new state standards for toxic forever chemicals as EPA eases stance
The change from the federal agency does not affect the state’s efforts to continue work already underway to reduce levels of PFAS at contaminated sites, the state’s director of drinking water ...
As Trump administration scales back PFAS rules, communities grow frustrated
This story examines how communities affected by toxic PFAS contamination are reacting to the Trump administration's decision ...