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The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure ...
It is the first time a nationwide limit on so-called forever chemicals has been imposed on water providers. EPA Administrator Michael Regan called it the biggest action the agency has ever taken ...
Food produced on farms whose land was contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” may pose a risk to human health, according to a new draft report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
EPA limits harmful "forever chemicals" (PFAS) in drinking water. The new standards will be implemented over several years.
“Our PFAS Strategic Roadmap marshals the full breadth of EPA’s authority and resources to protect people from these harmful forever chemicals." Steve Lieberman covers government, breaking news ...
EPA issued a final rule in April 2024, which requires that polluters pay for investigations and cleanup of these substances. [153] [154] USGS map showing the number of PFAS detections in tap water samples from select sites across the U.S. In April 2024, the EPA issued a final drinking water rule for PFOA, PFOS, GenX, PFBS, PFNA
For the first time, the EPA has set limits for six types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water. The chemicals have been linked to health issues and can linger permanently in the environment.
EPA Forever Chemicals Betty Rivas prepares breakfast for her family Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Commerce City, Colo. Rivas was startled by a letter telling her that the drinking fountains her 8 ...