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• EPA Releases Annual Report Showing Steady Progress to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution

  Report highlights key EPA accomplishments to safeguard public health and the environment from dangerous ‘forever chemicals’

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Annual Report Showing Steady Progress to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution

  • Release Date: December 14, 2023

• EPA Finalizes Rule to Require Enhanced PFAS Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Rule to Require Enhanced PFAS Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory

  • Release Date: October 20, 2023

• EPA Finalizes Rule to Require Reporting of PFAS Data to Better Protect Communities from Forever Chemicals

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Rule to Require Reporting of PFAS Data to Better Protect Communities from Forever Chemicals

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA Awards Nearly $8M for Research Grants to Advance Groundwater Availability and Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $8M for Research Grants to Advance Groundwater Availability and Quality

  • Release Date: September 21, 2023

• EPA Releases Initial Nationwide Monitoring Data on 29 PFAS and Lithium

  First of 12 sets of data to be released through 2026, this information further builds upon EPA actions to address PFAS in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Initial Nationwide Monitoring Data on 29 PFAS and Lithium

  • Release Date: August 17, 2023

• EPA Announces Federal Enforcement Priorities to Protect Communities from Pollution

  New priorities tackle modern challenges including climate change, PFAS, coal ash, air toxics, drinking water contamination, and chemical accidents, all with a focus on achieving environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Federal Enforcement Priorities to Protect Communities from Pollution

  • Release Date: August 17, 2023

• EPA Issues Next Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS Used in Chemical Manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Next Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS Used in Chemical Manufacturing

  • Release Date: August 15, 2023

• EPA Announces New Framework to Prevent Unsafe New PFAS from Entering the Market

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Framework to Prevent Unsafe New PFAS from Entering the Market

  • Release Date: June 29, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Reforms to New Chemical Review Process to Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency

  Proposal removes low volume and exposure exemptions for new PFAS and other persistent chemicals, ensuring robust safety review

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Reforms to New Chemical Review Process to Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency

  • Release Date: May 16, 2023

• EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at Washington Works facility near Parkersburg, W. Va.

  EPA News Release: EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at Washington Works facility near Parkersburg, W. Va.

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

  EPA News Release: Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Strategic Roadmap, Requests Public Input and Data to Inform Potential Future Regulations under CERCLA

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Strategic Roadmap, Requests Public Input and Data to Inform Potential Future Regulations under CERCLA

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: March 14, 2023

• EPA Announces Listening Sessions on a Potential CERCLA Enforcement Discretion Policy for Addressing PFAS Contamination at Superfund Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Listening Sessions on a Potential CERCLA Enforcement Discretion Policy for Addressing PFAS Contamination at Superfund Sites

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023

• EPA Region 4 Announces March 21st Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 4 Announces March 21st Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023