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EPA Provides Update on PFAS Drinking Water Standards

On 14 May 2025, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s plan to address the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...more

EPA Announces Upcoming Plans to Address PFAS

On 28 April 2025, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s upcoming plans to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). This marks the new administration’s most...more

Forever CERCLA: EPA Designates Certain PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund

On Friday,19 April 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to designate two common per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid...more

PFAS Regulation Continues to Take Center Stage: EPA Releases Final Drinking Water Standards

On Wednesday, 10 April 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This came one day...more

Parts Per Trillion: Illinois Proposes Stringent Groundwater Quality Standards for PFAS Compounds

On 7 March 2024, the Illinois Pollution Control Board (Board) proposed amendments to its Ground Water Quality regulations, which would set standards for selected per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds at or near...more

2023 PFAS Regulatory Roundup and Looking Ahead

On Thursday, 14 December 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Second Annual Progress Report under the 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap outlining notable regulatory actions taken on per- and...more

EPA Releases New Framework Addressing New PFAS and New Uses of PFAS in the Market

On Thursday, 29 June 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new framework (Framework) that will impact manufacturers across the country. The Framework lays out a new process for reviewing and assessing...more

EPA Releases Proposed PFAS Drinking Water Standards and Expands List of Regulated Substances

On Tuesday, 14 March 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its new proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR)  for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). If adopted,...more

EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals As Hazardous Substances in Newly Proposed CERCLA Regulations

On Friday, 26 August 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved forward with a proposed rulemaking regarding how certain PFAS chemicals will be regulated in the future. EPA announced plans to regulate certain...more

EPA and States Get Busy on PFAS Waste Regulation

The Biden administration has prioritized regulating Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), which are a class of fluorinated chemicals used in products as varied as food packaging and fire-fighting foams because they are...more

PFAS - EPA Interim Guidance on How to Say Goodbye to Your "Forever Chemicals"

In response to Congressional direction in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Public Law No: 116-92, on 18 December 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued “Interim Guidance on the...more

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