Press Releases Related to PFAS

EPA Announces New Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS Chemicals, $1 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Strengthen Health Protections

Agency establishes new health advisories for GenX and PFBS and lowers health advisories for PFOA and PFOS

EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS Chemicals, $1 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Strengthen Health Protections

• Release Date: June 15, 2022

EPA Issues First Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS in Commercial Fire Fighting Foam and Other Uses

EPA News Release: EPA Issues First Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS in Commercial Fire Fighting Foam and Other Uses

• Release Date: June 6, 2022

EPA Adds Five PFAS Chemicals to List of Regional Screening and Removal Management Levels to Protect Human Health and the Environment

EPA News Release: EPA Adds Five PFAS Chemicals to List of Regional Screening and Removal Management Levels to Protect Human Health and the Environment

• Release Date: May 18, 2022

EPA Delivers on Three Water Commitments in the Agency’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap

EPA News Release: EPA Delivers on Three Water Commitments in the Agency’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap

• Release Date: April 28, 2022

EPA Continues to Take Actions to Address PFAS in Commerce

EPA News Release: EPA Continues to Take Actions to Address PFAS in Commerce

• Release Date: March 16, 2022

EPA Requires Reporting on Releases and Other Waste Management of Certain PFAS, Including PFBS

EPA News Release: EPA Requires Reporting on Releases and Other Waste Management of Certain PFAS, Including PFBS

• Release Date: January 24, 2022

EPA Grants Petition to Order Testing on Human Health Hazards of PFAS

EPA News Release: EPA Grants Petition to Order Testing on Human Health Hazards of PFAS

• Release Date: December 28, 2021

EPA Announces Nationwide Monitoring Effort to Better Understand Extent of PFAS in Drinking Water

EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nationwide Monitoring Effort to Better Understand Extent of PFAS in Drinking Water

• Release Date: December 20, 2021

EPA Responds to New Mexico Governor and Acts to Address PFAS Under Hazardous Waste Law

EPA News Release: EPA Responds to New Mexico Governor and Acts to Address PFAS Under Hazardous Waste Law

• Release Date: October 26, 2021

EPA Announces Key Step to Advance Science, Better Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution

EPA News Release: EPA Announces Key Step to Advance Science, Better Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution

• Release Date: October 25, 2021

Broad Coalition of Advocates, Community Leaders, and Officials Praise EPA’s New Roadmap on PFAS

EPA News Release: Broad Coalition of Advocates, Community Leaders, and Officials Praise EPA’s New Roadmap on PFAS

• Release Date: October 20, 2021

EPA Seeks Input on Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation

EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Input on Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation

• Release Date: October 19, 2021

EPA Administrator Regan Announces Comprehensive National Strategy to Confront PFAS Pollution

EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan Announces Comprehensive National Strategy to Confront PFAS Pollution

• Release Date: October 18, 2021

EPA Announces Plans for New Wastewater Regulations, Including First Limits for PFAS, Updated Limits for Nutrients

EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans for New Wastewater Regulations, Including First Limits for PFAS, Updated Limits for Nutrients

• Release Date: September 8, 2021

EPA Announces First Validated Laboratory Method to Test for PFAS in Wastewater, Surface Water, Groundwater, Soils

EPA News Release: EPA Announces First Validated Laboratory Method to Test for PFAS in Wastewater, Surface Water, Groundwater, Soils

• Release Date: September 2, 2021

EPA Announces $131 Million WIFIA Loan for PFAS Treatment and Removal Systems in Orange County, California

Nationally, 57 WIFIA loans are financing over $23 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 63,000 jobs

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $131 Million WIFIA Loan for PFAS Treatment and Removal Systems in Orange County, California

• Release Date: August 25, 2021

EPA Releases Preliminary Data for 2020 Toxics Release Inventory Reporting, Including First Ever Reporting on PFAS

EPA News Release: EPA Releases Preliminary Data for 2020 Toxics Release Inventory Reporting, Including First Ever Reporting on PFAS

• Release Date: July 29, 2021

EPA Continues to Take Action on PFAS to Protect the Public

Actions include proposing first-ever reporting requirements under TSCA for a wide range of PFAS chemicals

EPA News Release: EPA Continues to Take Action on PFAS to Protect the Public

• Release Date: June 10, 2021

EPA Adds New PFAS to its Drinking Water Treatability Database

New Updates Empower Communities with Information about PFAS in Drinking Water

EPA News Release: EPA Adds New PFAS to its Drinking Water Treatability Database

• Release Date: May 19, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, and State Partners Announce Winners of International Challenge Seeking Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS in Firefighting Foam

EPA News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, and State Partners Announce Winners of International Challenge Seeking Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS in Firefighting Foam

• Release Date: May 13, 2021

EPA Administrator Regan Establishes New Council on PFAS

EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan Establishes New Council on PFAS

• Release Date: April 27, 2021

EPA Releases Testing Data Showing PFAS Contamination from Fluorinated Containers

EPA News Release: EPA Releases Testing Data Showing PFAS Contamination from Fluorinated Containers

• Release Date: March 5, 2021

EPA Takes Action to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

• Release Date: February 22, 2021

EPA Delivers Results on PFAS Action Plan

Agency delivers on the historic commitments made in the PFAS Action Plan to address these emerging chemicals of concern and protect public health

EPA News Release: EPA Delivers Results on PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: January 19, 2021

EPA Takes Action to Investigate PFAS Contamination

EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Investigate PFAS Contamination

• Release Date: January 14, 2021

EPA Releases Interim Guidance on Destroying and Disposing of Certain PFAS and PFAS-Containing Materials

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

• Release Date: December 18, 2020

New Interim Strategy Will Address PFAS Through Certain EPA-Issued Wastewater Permits

EPA News Release: New Interim Strategy Will Address PFAS Through Certain EPA-Issued Wastewater Permits

• Release Date: November 30, 2020

EPA Enhances PFAS Research Projects through Lean Management

EPA News Release: EPA Enhances PFAS Research Projects through Lean Management

• Release Date: November 17, 2020

Federal Partners Kick Off Workshop on Federal Government Human Health PFAS Research with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

EPA News Release: Federal Partners Kick Off Workshop on Federal Government Human Health PFAS Research with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

• Release Date: October 26, 2020

EPA, U.S. Department of Defense, and State Partners Launch Technical Challenge Seeking Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS in Firefighting Foam

Trump Administration continues its commitment to support state, tribal, and local communities in addressing PFAS

EPA News Release: EPA, U.S. Department of Defense, and State Partners Launch Technical Challenge Seeking Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS in Firefighting Foam

• Release Date: August 25, 2020

Administrator Wheeler, Congressman Hudson Highlight Trump Administration Action on PFAS at Roundtable in Fayetteville, N.C.

EPA News Release: Administrator Wheeler, Congressman Hudson Highlight Trump Administration Action on PFAS at Roundtable in Fayetteville, N.C.

• Release Date: August 25, 2020

Administrator Wheeler Statement on Cancellation of Bipartisan PFAS Destruction Research Squashed by Obama EPA Leadership

EPA News Release: Administrator Wheeler Statement on Cancellation of Bipartisan PFAS Destruction Research Squashed by Obama EPA Leadership

• Release Date: August 25, 2020

Administrator Wheeler Discusses PFAS, Engages with Agriculture Stakeholders, Tours Brownfields Redevelopment in North Carolina

EPA News Release: Administrator Wheeler Discusses PFAS, Engages with Agriculture Stakeholders, Tours Brownfields Redevelopment in North Carolina

• Release Date: August 25, 2020

EPA Awards $3.2 Million to Purdue and Indiana Universities for Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture and Rural Communities

EPA News Release: EPA Awards $3.2 Million to Purdue and Indiana Universities for Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture and Rural Communities

• Release Date: August 20, 2020

EPA Awards Nearly $5 Million for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agricultural and Rural Communities

Building on technical assistance provided to more than 30 states, Trump Administration continues its commitment to supporting rural and agricultural communities in addressing PFAS

EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $5 Million for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agricultural and Rural Communities

• Release Date: August 20, 2020

EPA Week in Review: PFAS Edition

Trump Administration aggressively addresses PFAS, continues its commitment to supporting state, tribal, and local communities

EPA News Release: EPA Week in Review: PFAS Edition

• Release Date: July 31, 2020

ICYMI: EPA, State, and Local Partners Team Up to Address PFAS Across the Country

EPA News Release: ICYMI: EPA, State, and Local Partners Team Up to Address PFAS Across the Country

• Release Date: July 30, 2020

EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS

Building on assistance provided to Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming, Trump Administration continues to address PFAS affecting water and drinking water resources

EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS

• Release Date: July 30, 2020

Trump EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS on the Federal, State, and Local Level

Actions benefit Mid-Atlantic Region locations

EPA News Release: Trump EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS on the Federal, State, and Local Level

• Release Date: July 29, 2020

EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in the Great Lakes Region

Progress continues to be made through EPA’s PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in the Great Lakes Region

• Release Date: July 29, 2020

EPA Region 7, Kansas and Nebraska Assess PFAS Contamination

EPA News Release: EPA Region 7, Kansas and Nebraska Assess PFAS Contamination

• Release Date: July 29, 2020

EPA Supports States in Addressing PFAS Across the Southeast

Through technical assistance, grants and enforcement, EPA Region 4 assists states, tribes and local communities respond to PFAS challenges

EPA News Release: EPA Supports States in Addressing PFAS Across the Southeast

• Release Date: July 29, 2020

EPA, State and Local Partners Team up to Address PFAS in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

EPA Region 10 supports Pacific Northwest and Alaskan efforts to identify and reduce toxic threats

EPA News Release: EPA, State and Local Partners Team up to Address PFAS in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

• Release Date: July 29, 2020

EPA Region 2 Continues to Address PFAS on the State and Local Level

EPA News Release: EPA Region 2 Continues to Address PFAS on the State and Local Level

• Release Date: July 29, 2020

EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in New England

EPA News Release: EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in New England

• Release Date: July 29, 2020

U.S. EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in the Pacific Southwest

EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in the Pacific Southwest

• Release Date: July 29, 2020

Trump EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS on the Federal, State, and Local Level

Building on the assistance provided to more than 30 states, Trump Administration continues its commitment to supporting state, tribal, and local communities in addressing PFAS

EPA News Release: Trump EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS on the Federal, State, and Local Level

• Release Date: July 28, 2020

EPA, Federal Family, and the National Academies Collaborate on Public Workshop to Review Federal Research on PFAS

Public Workshop is the latest action by Trump Administration to aggressively address PFAS

EPA News Release: EPA, Federal Family, and the National Academies Collaborate on Public Workshop to Review Federal Research on PFAS

• Release Date: July 27, 2020

EPA Adds New PFAS Treatment Options and Scientific References to Drinking Water Treatability Database

Update advances Trump Administration’s aggressive plan to address PFAS, provides tools to state and local governments to help address PFAS

EPA News Release: EPA Adds New PFAS Treatment Options and Scientific References to Drinking Water Treatability Database

• Release Date: July 15, 2020

EPA Takes Action to Stop Use of Certain PFAS in Products and Protect American Consumers

Agency marks 4th anniversary of amended TSCA by meeting important milestone under PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Stop Use of Certain PFAS in Products and Protect American Consumers

• Release Date: June 22, 2020

EPA Settlement with Swix Sport USA Resolves TSCA Violations Involving PFAS

EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Swix Sport USA Resolves TSCA Violations Involving PFAS

• Release Date: May 20, 2020

EPA Takes Next Step to Implement PFAS Legislation

Certain PFAS to be added into the Code of Federal Regulations for the Toxics Release Inventory

EPA News Release: EPA Takes Next Step to Implement PFAS Legislation

• Release Date: May 18, 2020

EPA Aggressively Working to Increase Research and Understand PFAS

EPA researchers work to find solutions to address PFAS in communities across the nation

EPA News Release: EPA Aggressively Working to Increase Research and Understand PFAS

• Release Date: May 13, 2020

EPA Releases PFAS Action Plan: Program Update

Report highlights EPA’s aggressive and unprecedented efforts to address PFAS in the environment

EPA News Release: EPA Releases PFAS Action Plan: Program Update

• Release Date: February 26, 2020

EPA Continues to Act on PFAS, Proposes to Close Import Loophole and Protect American Consumers

EPA News Release: EPA Continues to Act on PFAS, Proposes to Close Import Loophole and Protect American Consumers

• Release Date: February 20, 2020

Aggressively Addressing PFAS at EPA

EPA News Release: Aggressively Addressing PFAS at EPA

• Release Date: January 7, 2020

EPA Releases PFAS Groundwater Guidance for Federal Cleanup Programs, Fulfilling PFAS Action Plan Commitment

EPA News Release: EPA Releases PFAS Groundwater Guidance for Federal Cleanup Programs, Fulfilling PFAS Action Plan Commitment

• Release Date: December 20, 2019

EPA Announces New Method to Test for Additional PFAS in Drinking Water

EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Method to Test for Additional PFAS in Drinking Water

• Release Date: December 19, 2019

EPA Moves Forward on Key Drinking Water Priority Under PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: EPA Moves Forward on Key Drinking Water Priority Under PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: December 4, 2019

EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Action Plan, Requests Public Input on Adding PFAS Chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory

EPA News Release: EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Action Plan, Requests Public Input on Adding PFAS Chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory

• Release Date: November 25, 2019

EPA Announces Availability of $4.8 Million in Funding for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture

EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of $4.8 Million in Funding for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture

• Release Date: November 22, 2019

EPA Continues Progress Under PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: EPA Continues Progress Under PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: November 7, 2019

EPA Takes Two Important Steps Under PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: EPA Takes Two Important Steps Under PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: September 25, 2019

EPA Awards North Carolina State University $900,000 in Funding to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

EPA News Release: EPA Awards North Carolina State University $900,000 in Funding to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

• Release Date: September 19, 2019

EPA Awards University of Florida $898,668 in Funding to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

EPA News Release: EPA Awards University of Florida $898,668 in Funding to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

• Release Date: September 19, 2019

EPA Awards Purdue University Nearly $900,000 to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

EPA News Release: EPA Awards Purdue University Nearly $900,000 to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

• Release Date: September 18, 2019

EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

EPA News Release: EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

• Release Date: September 17, 2019

EPA awards $500K to University of North Dakota to advance innovation and research on PFAS

Grant among $6 million nationally to research potential environmental impacts of persistent chemical compounds in waste streams

EPA News Release: EPA awards $500K to University of North Dakota to advance innovation and research on PFAS

• Release Date: September 17, 2019

EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

New York State Department of Health to Study New York State Landfills as Sources of PFAS Groundwater Contamination

EPA News Release: EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

• Release Date: September 17, 2019

EPA Takes Important Step Under PFAS Action Plan

Agency Asks for Public Input on Draft Interim Recommendations for Addressing Groundwater Contaminated with PFOA and PFOS

EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Earth Day 2019 with Video and Events

• Release Date: April 25, 2019

EPA Acting Administrator Announces First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

Historic plan outlines concrete steps the agency is taking to address PFAS and to protect public health

EPA News Release: EPA Acting Administrator Announces First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: February 14, 2019

EPA Acting Administrator Announces First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

Historic plan outlines concrete steps the agency is taking to address PFAS and to protect public health

EPA News Release: EPA Acting Administrator Announces First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: February 14, 2019

EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: February 13, 2019

EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: February 13, 2019

EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan in Fountain, Colorado

EPA News Release: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan in Fountain, Colorado

• Release Date: February 13, 2019

EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: February 13, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: February 13, 2019

Media Advisory: EPA to Hold Press Briefing Call on PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: Media Advisory: EPA to Hold Press Briefing Call on PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: February 13, 2019

Media Advisory: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

EPA News Release: Media Advisory: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: February 13, 2019

EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nation Wide PFAS Action Plan

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EPA News Release: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nation Wide PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: February 13, 2019

EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan on February 14

EPA News Release: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan on February 14

• Release Date: February 13, 2019

EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

MEDIA ADVISORY

EPA News Release: EPA to Announce First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

• Release Date: February 13, 2019

Statement from EPA Water Chief on PFAS

EPA News Release: Statement from EPA Water Chief on PFAS

• Release Date: January 30, 2019