Press Releases Related to PFAS
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- Press releases from 2021
- Press releases from 2020
- Press releases from 2019
- Press releases from 2018
- Press releases from 2017
2021
- 04/08/2021: EPA Releases Updated PFBS Toxicity Assessment After Rigorous Scientific Review
- 02/22/2021: EPA Takes Action to Address PFAS in Drinking Water
- 01/19/2021: EPA Delivers Results on PFAS Action Plan
- 01/14/2021: EPA Takes Action to Investigate PFAS Contamination
2020
- 12/18/2020: EPA Releases Interim Guidance on Destroying and Disposing of Certain PFAS and PFAS-Containing Materials
- 11/30/2020: New Interim Strategy Will Address PFAS Through Certain EPA-Issued Wastewater Permits
- 11/17/2020: EPA Enhances PFAS Research Projects through Lean Management
- 10/26/2020: Federal Partners Kick Off Workshop on Federal Government Human Health PFAS Research with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
- 08/25/2020: Administrator Wheeler Discusses PFAS, Engages with Agriculture Stakeholders, Tours Brownfields Redevelopment in North Carolina
- 08/25/2020: EPA, U.S. Department of Defense, and State Partners Launch Technical Challenge Seeking Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS in Firefighting Foam
- 08/25/2020: Administrator Wheeler, Congressman Hudson Highlight Trump Administration Action on PFAS at Roundtable in Fayetteville, N.C.
- 08/25/2020: Administrator Wheeler Discusses PFAS, Engages with Agriculture Stakeholders, Tours Brownfields Redevelopment in North Carolina
- 08/20/2020: EPA Awards Nearly $5 Million for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agricultural and Rural Communities
- 08/20/2020: EPA Awards $3.2 Million to Purdue and Indiana Universities for Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture and Rural Communities
- 07/31/2020: EPA Week in Review: PFAS Edition
- 07/30/2020: EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS
- 07/30/2020: ICYMI: EPA, State, and Local Partners Team Up to Address PFAS Across the Country
- 07/29/2020: EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in New England (Region 1)
- 07/29/2020: EPA Region 2 Continues to Address PFAS on the State and Local Level
- 07/29/2020: Trump EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS on the Federal, State, and Local Level (Region 3)
- 07/29/2020: EPA Supports States in Addressing PFAS Across the Southeast (Region 4)
- 07/29/2020: EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in the Great Lakes Region (Region 5)
- 07/29/2020: EPA Region 7, Kansas and Nebraska Assess PFAS Contamination
- 07/29/2020: U.S. EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in the Pacific Southwest (Region 9)
- 07/29/2020: EPA, State and Local Partners Team up to Address PFAS in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (Region 10)
- 07/28/2020: Trump EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS on the Federal, State, and Local Level
- 07/27/2020: EPA, Federal Family, and the National Academies Collaborate on Public Workshop to Review Federal Research on PFAS
- 07/15/2020: EPA Adds New PFAS Treatment Options and Scientific References to Drinking Water Treatability Database
- 06/22/2020: EPA Takes Action to Stop Use of Certain PFAS in Products and Protect American Consumers
- 05/20/2020: EPA Settlement with Swix Sport USA Resolves TSCA Violations Involving PFAS
- 05/18/2020: EPA Takes Next Step to Implement PFAS Legislation
- 05/13/2020: EPA Aggressively Working to Increase Research and Understand PFAS
- 02/26/2020: EPA Releases PFAS Action Plan: Program Update
- 02/21/2020: What They Are Saying: EPA Announces Proposed Decision to Regulate PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water
- 02/20/2020: EPA Announces Proposed Decision to Regulate PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water
- 02/20/2020: EPA Continues to Act on PFAS, Proposes to Close Import Loophole and Protect American Consumers
- 01/07/2020: Aggressively Addressing PFAS at EPA
2019
- December 19, 2019: EPA Announces New Method to Test for Additional PFAS in Drinking Water
- December 4, 2019: EPA Moves Forward on Key Drinking Water Priority Under PFAS Action Plan
- November 25: EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Action Plan, Requests Public Input on Adding PFAS Chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory
- November 22, 2019: EPA Announces Availability of $4.8 Million in Funding for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture
- November 07, 2019: EPA Continues Progress Under PFAS Action Plan
- November 04, 2019: EPA Awards $2.7 Million to Small Businesses to Commercialize Environmental Technologies
- September 25, 2019: EPA Takes Two Important Steps Under PFAS Action Plan
- September 17, 2019: EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams
- July 18, 2019: EPA Awards $2.3 Million in Funding for 21 Small Businesses to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies
- May 01, 2019: EPA Awards $3.9 Million to Research PFAS Challenges, Reducing Health Impacts
- April 25, 2019: EPA Takes Important Step Under PFAS Action Plan
- March 18, 2019: EPA Awards Grants to 21 Student Teams for Innovative Technology Projects
- February 14, 2019: EPA Acting Administrator Announces First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan
- January 29, 2019: Statement from EPA Water Chief on PFAS
2018
- November 21, 2018: EPA releases new tools to test and treat additional PFAS, including GenX, in drinking water
- November 14, 2018: EPA seeks public input on draft toxicity assessments for PFAS chemicals
- November 08, 2018: EPA Awards $1.7 Million to Small Businesses to Develop Innovative Technologies
- September 05, 2018: EPA Wraps Up Community Engagement Event in Kansas
- August 29, 2018: EPA Gears Up for Final PFAS Community Engagement Event in Leavenworth, Kansas Next Week
- August 24, 2018: EPA Releases Agenda for Leavenworth PFAS Community Engagement Event
- August 20, 2018: EPA to Hold Final PFAS Community Engagement in Leavenworth, Kansas
- August 16, 2018: 8th Annual Tribal Lands and Environment Forum Wraps Up in Spokane, Washington
- August 14, 2018: EPA Hears from North Carolina Communities at Fayetteville Community Engagement Event
- August 13, 2018: ICYMI: The Fayetteville Observer: What the EPA is doing about PFAS chemicals
- August 10, 2018: EPA Gears Up for PFAS Community Engagement Event in Fayetteville Next Week
- August 08, 2018: EPA Wraps Up Colorado Springs PFAS Community Engagement
- August 07, 2018: EPA Hears From Colorado Communities During First Day of the Colorado Springs PFAS Engagement
- August 03, 2018: EPA Releases Agenda for Fayetteville Community Engagement Event
- August 03, 2018: EPA Gears Up for PFAS Community Engagement Event in Colorado Springs Next Week
- July 27, 2018: EPA Announces PFAS Community Engagement Event in North Carolina
- July 25, 2018: PFAS Community Engagement Event Wraps Up in Horsham, PA
- July 24, 2018: ICYMI: Harrisburg Patriot-News: The EPA wants to hear from you on July 25 on this important issue
- July 20, 2018: EPA To Hold PFAS Community Engagement in Colorado Springs
- July 20, 2018: EPA Gears Up for PFAS Community Engagement Event in Horsham Pennsylvania Next Week
- July 12, 2018: EPA Releases Agenda for Horsham PFAS Community Engagement Event
- June 27, 2018: EPA Announces Next Set of PFAS Community Engagement Events
- June 26, 2018: EPA Concludes Historic PFAS Community Engagement Event in New Hampshire
- June 25, 2018: EPA Hosts First Ever PFAS Community Engagement Event in New Hampshire, Hears from Communities Across New England
- June 22, 2018: EPA Gears Up for First PFAS Community Engagement Event in New Hampshire Next Week
- June 18, 2018: EPA Releases Agenda for New England PFAS Community Engagement Event
- June 11, 2018: EPA to Hold New England Community Engagement on PFAS
- May 23, 2018: Historic EPA Summit Provides Active Engagement and Actions to Address PFAS
- May 22, 2018: In Case You Missed It: "EPA Chief Vows That Clean Drinking Water Is National Priority"
- May 22, 2018: Detroit Free Press: Summit, State Visits Will Lead to National Plan To Manage PFAS
- May 22, 2018: Administrator Pruitt Kicks Off National Leadership Summit on PFAS
- May 21, 2018: EPA to Host National Leadership Summit on PFAS
- April 16, 2018: Administrator Pruitt Discusses Water Quality and Lead Eradication in Ohio
- March 19, 2018: EPA to Convene National Leadership Summit to Take Action on PFAS