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EPA Takes Next Step Toward New Formaldehyde Regulations

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On March 15, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft risk evaluation for formaldehyde for public comment and peer review. The draft risk evaluation was promulgated pursuant to EPA’s...more

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How Low Did U.S. EPA Go--U.S. EPA Issues Its Long-Awaited Draft PFAS Drinking Water Standards

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Almost two years to the date after U.S. EPA issued its regulatory determination for contaminants on the forth Contaminant Candidate List, U.S. EPA has issued its draft rule setting drinking water limits for several PFAS...more

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EPA Proposed Regulatory Determination Represents a Step in Creating Standards for PFAS

The proposal marks another instance of EPA follow-through on its 2019 PFAS Action Plan. The SDWA requires EPA to make regulatory determinations every five years based on whether chemicals in public water systems pose a...more

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Pennsylvania Proposes PFAS Cleanup Standards

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Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board (EQB) proposed an amendment to Act 2, Pennsylvania's Brownfield and voluntary cleanup program. ...more

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Update on PFAS Regulatory Actions for Drinking Water

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EPA is moving forward on the drinking water component of its PFAS Action Plan by requesting the Office of Management to review its proposed regulatory determinations for two types of PFAS. This is a definite step toward...more

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Fifteen States and State Associations Comment on EPA’s Draft PFAS Guidance

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In the latest development in the federal government's efforts to develop a framework for addressing groundwater contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and/or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), the United States...more

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EPA Issues Draft Interim PFAS Guidelines for Public Comment

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On April 25, 2019, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced issuance of Draft Interim Recommendations to Address Groundwater Contaminated with Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate. According to...more

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Update on PFAS Toxicity Assessments

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On Feb. 26, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its latest efforts to evaluate the toxicity of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in accordance with its previously announced PFAS...more

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