Safe Drinking Water Act

EPA Claims Progress on PFAS, Instead Cut Protections

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Stylized banner image showing smoky factory stacks, a crop-dusting plane over fields, polluted water with a dead fish, and a glass of water, with centered text: “EPA & PFAS: Spinning Progress, Raising Risks.”

CLIFF NOTES EPA is accused of spinning PFAS progress while weakening protections. EPA is said to be taking credit for work started under Biden. PFAS reporting was set to start in July 2025. A delay and importer exemptions were proposed. Standards for six PFAS were finalized with five years to comply. EPA sought to drop … Read more

Water Utilities Rage Against EPA’s PFAS Limits

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Chemists pouring chemicals into large water utility pipes while shredding documents and burning papers in an industrial lab, symbolizing water utility resistance to regulations.

In a surprising legal battle, major trade groups representing U.S. water utilities are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new limits on toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. The utilities, tasked with delivering clean and safe water, have a history of opposing regulations that could improve water quality, according to public health advocates. The History … Read more