During a confirmation hearing, the Office of Land and Emergency Management nominee expressed support for passive receivers ...

In a move aimed at both safeguarding public health and ensuring practical implementation, the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

In April 2024, the EPA moved to begin cleaning up the PFAS mess. It adopted rules setting limits on contamination for five ...

On May 14, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under Administrator Lee Zeldin, announced its decision to ...

The chemicals have been linked to increased risk of cancer, high blood pressure, and other health issues for those exposed.

The agency will continue regulating PFOA and PFOS in drinking water, but will extend compliance timelines. It has rescinded ...

EPA issued a news release (available here) stating that the agency will maintain the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) National ...

This story examines how communities affected by toxic PFAS contamination are reacting to the Trump administration's decision ...

Despite the rollback, officials with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) are proud of its Sweeney Water Treatment ...

New, laxer rules for PFAS chemicals proposed by the Environmental Projection Agency won’t have any impact on the Parkersburg ...

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 ...

The original rule covered six common PFAS contaminants, including PFOA, a known human carcinogen, and PFOS, a likely carcinogen. The EPA estimates that more than 158 million Americans are exposed ...