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Press Releases Related to PFAS

This page contains a list of press releases related to PFAS, sorted by most to least recent.

  • EPA Announces $10.5 Million for Tennessee to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $10,528,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Tennessee communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.8 Million for South Carolina to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9,829,000 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in South Carolina communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $30.1 Million for North Carolina to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $30,118,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in North Carolina communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $10.1 Million for Mississippi to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $10,182,000 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Mississippi communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.4 million for Kentucky to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9,457,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Kentucky communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $25.4 Million for Georgia to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $25,401,000 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Georgia communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $37.4 million for Florida to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $37,475,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Florida communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $24.5 Million for Alabama to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    (EPA) has announced $24,523,000 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Alabama communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces Over $10 Million for Delaware to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $10,104,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Delaware communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces Over $9 Million for District of Columbia to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9,457,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in District of Columbia communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces Over $9.5 Million for Maryland to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9,687,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Maryland communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces Over $14 Million for Virginia to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    PHILADELPHIA (May 19,2026) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $14,346,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Virginia communities

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $39.2 Million for Pennsylvania to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $39,252,000 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Pennsylvania communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.4 Million for West Virginia to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9,457,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in West Virginia communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.4 Million for Wyoming to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA Announces $9.4 Million for Wyoming to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.4 Million for Utah to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA Announces $9.4 Million for Utah to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.4 Million for South Dakota to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA Announces $9.4 Million for South Dakota to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.4 Million for North Dakota to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA Announces $9.4 Million for North Dakota to Address PFAS in Drinking Water =

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.4 Million for Montana to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA Announces $9.4 Million for Montana to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $44.3 Million for Colorado to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA Announces $44.3 Million for Colorado to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million for American Samoa to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9.457 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in American Samoa communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $40.5 Million for New York to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA has announced $40,525,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in New York communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $33.6 Million for New Jersey to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA has announced $33,626,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in New Jersey communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.4 Million for U.S. Virgin Islands to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA has announced $9,457,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in the U.S. Virgin Island communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $11.4 Million for Puerto Rico to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA has announced $11,407,000 in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Puerto Rican communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $20.7 Million to Address PFAS in Drinking Water in Washington

    EPA has announced $20.7 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Washington communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million for Northern Mariana Islands to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9.457 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Northern Marianas communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $10.6 Million to Address PFAS in Drinking Water in Oregon

    EPA has announced $10.6 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Oregon communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million to Address PFAS in Drinking Water in Idaho

    EPA has announced over $9 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Idaho communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million to Address PFAS in Drinking Water in Alaska

    EPA has announced over $9 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Alaska communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million for Guam to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9.457 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Guam communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $20 Million for Arizona to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $20 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Arizona communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million for Hawaii to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9.457 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Hawaii communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces more than $13 Million for Indiana to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced more than $13 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Indiana communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million for Nevada to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA has announced $9.457 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Nevada communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces more than $20 Million for Ohio to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced more than $20 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Ohio communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $77.3 Million for California to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA has announced $77.257 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in California communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces more than $22 Million for Michigan to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced more than $22 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Michigan communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces Over $9 Million for Nebraska to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA has announced over $9 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Nebraska communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces Over $13 Million for Missouri to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA has announced over $13 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Missouri communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces Over $9 Million for Kansas to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA has announced over $9 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Kansas communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces Over $9 Million for Iowa to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA has announced over $9 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Iowa communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million for Vermont to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9.5 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Vermont communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million for Rhode Island to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9.5 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Rhode Island communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million for New Hampshire to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9.5 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in New Hampshire communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million for Maine to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9.5 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Maine communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $18.6 Million for Massachusetts to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $18.6 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Massachusetts communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Announces $9.5 Million for Connecticut to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $9.5 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Connecticut communities that need it most.

    • Release Date: May 19, 2026
  • EPA Advances Comprehensive PFAS Strategy with Legally Defensible, Practical, Scientifically Sound Drinking Water Protections

    Holistic approach tackles PFAS across its full lifecycle to Make America Healthy Again

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reaffirming its commitment to Make America Healthy Again at a PFAS destruction event alongside U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    • Release Date: May 18, 2026
  • Trump EPA Updates PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance to Protect American Communities

    Updated gold-standard science identifies the most effective methods to destroy or dispose of PFAS

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing updated, science-backed guidance for the destruction and disposal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

    • Release Date: April 23, 2026
  • EPA Launches PFAS OUT Initiative to Help Proactively Address PFAS in Drinking Water

    EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer launched a new technical assistance initiative called PFAS Outreach—or PFAS OUT.

    • Release Date: April 14, 2026
  • EPA Expands Toxic Chemical Reporting, Strengthening Transparency on PFAS Pollution

    Businesses Now Required to Track and Disclose Releases of PFHxS

    EPA today finalized a rule adding sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS-Na) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).

    • Release Date: February 23, 2026
  • Trump EPA Highlights Major Year One PFAS Actions to Combat Risks and Make America Healthy Again

    EPA released a top list of actions the agency has taken in the first year of the Trump Administration to combat risks from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination and Make America Healthy Again.

    • Release Date: February 6, 2026
  • EPA Proposes Changes to Make PFAS Reporting Requirements More Practical and Implementable, Reducing Regulatory Burden

    EPA released a proposal to improve the scope of its PFAS reporting regulations under TSCA to make them more practical and implementable and reduce unnecessary, or potentially duplicative, reporting requirements.

    • Release Date: November 10, 2025
  • EPA Enforcement Order Addresses Unauthorized Release of PFAS-Containing Foam into Maine Waters 

    EPA News Release: EPA Enforcement Order Addresses Unauthorized Release of PFAS-Containing Foam into Maine Waters 

    • Release Date: September 11, 2025
  • Administrator Zeldin Announces Major EPA Actions to Combat PFAS Contamination

    EPA News Release: Administrator Zeldin Announces Major EPA Actions to Combat PFAS Contamination

    • Release Date: April 28, 2025
  • EPA Adds Nine Additional PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory

    EPA News Release: EPA Adds Nine Additional PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory

    • Release Date: January 3, 2025
  • EPA Releases Draft Health-Based Recommendations for PFAS Levels in Bodies of Water

    Criteria can be used to inform water quality standards to protect people from exposure to PFAS

    EPA News Release: EPA Releases Draft Health-Based Recommendations for PFAS Levels in Bodies of Water

    • Release Date: December 19, 2024
  • EPA Launches New Studies and Data Collection Efforts to Better Protect Communities from PFAS

    EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Studies and Data Collection Efforts to Better Protect Communities from PFAS

    • Release Date: December 16, 2024
  • EPA Launches New Initiative to Tackle PFAS, Identify Emerging Contaminants in Water

    EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Initiative to Tackle PFAS, Identify Emerging Contaminants in Water

    • Release Date: November 20, 2024
  • Biden-Harris Administration Makes Unprecedented Progress to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution

    New report highlights key EPA accomplishments under national strategy to confront PFAS “forever chemicals” in communities across the country

    EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes Unprecedented Progress to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution

    • Release Date: November 14, 2024
  • EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

    EPA News Release: EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

    • Release Date: October 22, 2024
  • EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

    EPA News Release: EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

    • Release Date: October 22, 2024
  • EPA Issues Test Order for PFAS Used in Manufacturing Under National Testing Strategy

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

    • Release Date: October 9, 2024
  • EPA Proposes to Expand Public Access to Information on More Than One Hundred PFAS “Forever Chemicals” and Support Needed Pollution Prevention Efforts

    EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Expand Public Access to Information on More Than One Hundred PFAS “Forever Chemicals” and Support Needed Pollution Prevention Efforts

    • Release Date: October 2, 2024
  • EPA Awards Two Texas Institutions $3.2 Million for Research on PFAS Exposure and Reduction in Agriculture

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.2 million in research grant funding for two Texas institutions for research to reduce per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure from food and protect our farmlands and farming communities.

    • Release Date: September 12, 2024
  • EPA Awards $15 Million for Research on PFAS Exposure and Reduction in Agriculture

    EPA News Release: EPA Awards $15 Million for Research on PFAS Exposure and Reduction in Agriculture

    • Release Date: September 4, 2024
  • EPA Awards Nearly $1.5 Million to Clarkson University to Develop and Demonstrate Technology to Detect and Degrade PFAS

    EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $1.5 Million to Clarkson University to Develop and Demonstrate Technology to Detect and Degrade PFAS

    • Release Date: August 27, 2024
  • EPA and U.S. Army Announce Joint Sampling Project to Identify PFAS Contamination Near Army Installations

    Joint effort to identify PFAS releases near Army installations builds on critical actions EPA is taking to protect public health from harmful “forever chemicals”

    EPA News Release: EPA and U.S. Army Announce Joint Sampling Project to Identify PFAS Contamination Near Army Installations

    • Release Date: July 26, 2024
  • EPA Releases New Science-Based Recommendations to Help More States, Tribes, and Territories Reduce Exposure to PFAS in Fish

    EPA News Release: EPA Releases New Science-Based Recommendations to Help More States, Tribes, and Territories Reduce Exposure to PFAS in Fish

    • Release Date: July 11, 2024
  • EPA Announces the New Mexico Environment Department to Receive $18.9 Million to Detect and Address PFAS and other Emerging Contaminants

    EPA News Release: EPA Announces the New Mexico Environment Department to Receive $18.9 Million to Detect and Address PFAS and other Emerging Contaminants

    • Release Date: May 23, 2024
  • Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health

    EPA action designates two widely used PFAS as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, improving transparency and accountability to clean up PFAS contamination in communities

    EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health

    • Release Date: April 19, 2024
  • WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect 100 Million People from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water

    EPA News Release: WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect 100 Million People from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water

    • Release Date: April 16, 2024
  • Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard to Protect 100M People from PFAS Pollution

    As part of the Administration’s commitment to combating PFAS pollution, EPA announces $1B investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address PFAS in drinking water

    EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard to Protect 100M People from PFAS Pollution

    • Release Date: April 10, 2024
  • EPA Releases Updated Interim Guidance on Destroying and Disposing of Certain PFAS and PFAS-Containing Materials

    EPA News Release: EPA Releases Updated Interim Guidance on Destroying and Disposing of Certain PFAS and PFAS-Containing Materials

    • Release Date: April 9, 2024
  • Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Cut PFAS from U.S. Government Custodial Contracts

    EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Cut PFAS from U.S. Government Custodial Contracts

    • Release Date: April 8, 2024
  • EPA issues PFAS test order as part of National Testing Strategy

    EPA News Release: EPA issues PFAS test order as part of National Testing Strategy

    • Release Date: March 25, 2024
  • Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps to Protect Communities from PFAS and Other Emerging Chemicals of Concern

    Proposed rules would better enable regulators to address PFAS under the nation’s hazardous waste law to protect families across the nation

    EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps to Protect Communities from PFAS and Other Emerging Chemicals of Concern

    • Release Date: February 1, 2024
  • EPA Requires Toxics Release Inventory Reporting for Seven Additional PFAS

    EPA News Release: EPA Requires Toxics Release Inventory Reporting for Seven Additional PFAS

    • Release Date: January 9, 2024
  • Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Rule to Prevent Inactive PFAS from Reentering Commerce

    EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Rule to Prevent Inactive PFAS from Reentering Commerce

    • Release Date: January 8, 2024
  • EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

    Agreement Reflects Agency’s National Enforcement Compliance Initiative on Addressing Exposure to PFAS

    EPA News Release: EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

    • Release Date: December 20, 2023
  • EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

    Agreement Reflects Agency’s National Enforcement Compliance Initiative on Addressing Exposure to PFAS

    EPA News Release: EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

    • Release Date: December 20, 2023
  • 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 Takes Action to Protect People from PFAS that Leach from Plastic Containers into Pesticides and Other Products

    EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Protect People from PFAS that Leach from Plastic Containers into Pesticides and Other Products

    • Release Date: December 1, 2023
  • Biden-Harris Administration to Invest $30 Million to Protect Tucson Residents from PFAS

    President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is delivering historic resources to upgrade drinking water infrastructure and better protect public health

    EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration to Invest $30 Million to Protect Tucson Residents from PFAS

    • Release Date: November 16, 2023
  • Biden-Harris Administration to Invest $30 Million to Protect Tucson Residents from PFAS

    President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is delivering historic resources to upgrade drinking water infrastructure and better protect public health

    EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration to Invest $30 Million to Protect Tucson Residents from PFAS

    • Release Date: November 16, 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 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 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 to Host Meeting in Henrico, Virginia, August 23 about Ethylene Oxide and Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

    EPA News Release: EPA to Host Meeting in Henrico, Virginia, August 23 about Ethylene Oxide and Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

    • Release Date: August 9, 2023
  • EPA Awards $25,000 to Rice University for Research on PFAS Waste in Landfills

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $25,000 to Rice University to fund their research on treating PFAS (per- and polyfluoralkyl) waste in landfills as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet.

    • Release Date: August 7, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • EPA Region 6 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 6 communities on April 25th, 2023 and inviting members of the public to attend and to speak.

    • Release Date: April 4, 2023
  • EPA Region 5 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

    EPA News Release: EPA Region 5 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

    • Release Date: March 30, 2023
  • EPA Announces New England Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

    EPA News Release: EPA Announces New England Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

    • Release Date: March 28, 2023
  • EPA Adds East Basin Road Groundwater Site in New Castle, Delaware, to National Priorities List to Address PFAS Pollution

    EPA News Release: EPA Adds East Basin Road Groundwater Site in New Castle, Delaware, to National Priorities List to Address PFAS Pollution

    • Release Date: March 28, 2023
  • EPA Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Pacific Southwest

    EPA News Release: EPA Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Pacific Southwest

    • Release Date: March 23, 2023

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