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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 ...
Waste Dive1d
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 ...
North Carolina Health News1d
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.
JD Supra3d
EPA Announces Sweeping PFAS Actions in 2025 Agenda
Finalizing enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Advancing rulemaking ...
Port City Daily1d
Experts decry EPA’s plan to weaken PFAS regulations amidst ongoing concerns
A community meeting on PFAS, featuring a four-person expert panel from organizations like Clean Cape Fear, N.C. State, North ...
The Washington Post3d
EPA will weaken rule curbing ‘forever chemicals’ in 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 ...
JD Supra1d
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 ...
WTAP on MSN18h
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 ...