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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set its first-ever national, legally enforceable limits on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” in drinking water on Wednesday. PFAS ...
The Biden administration on Wednesday set the first-ever national limits for toxic and pervasive ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. The administration’s action seeks to reduce the amount ...
The EPA standards are the first nationwide, legally enforceable limits on PFAS chemicals, and public health advocates said they are among the strongest such standards worldwide. Rob Bilott (left ...
Beyond Texas, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said ... said in an emailed statement. The new limits will target a facility owned by Denka Performance Elastomer, a synthetics maker in LaPlace ...
Last month, the EPA finalized emissions limits for passenger cars that gave automakers more time to ramp up sales of electric vehicles — an election-year concession to labor unions that had ...
The Environmental Protection Agency imposed the first federal limits on PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in drinking water, allowing the government to enforce limits on the levels of toxic chemicals ...
Aug. 5, 2023 The new EPA rules set a maximum contaminant level for PFOA and PFOS of 4 parts per trillion. Four other chemicals are also subject to limits. Water utilities have up to five years to ...
The EPA estimated that 6% to 10% of the country’s public water systems — 4,100 to 6,700 systems in total — will need to make changes to meet the new federal limits. “One hundred million ...
Here are the new limits the EPA announced Wednesday for certain “forever chemicals” in drinking water. PFOS and PFOA: Concentrations limited to 4.0 parts per trillion. That’s around the ...
Several other wells were above the EPA’s new limits, but lower than those the state of Pennsylvania set earlier. Now, Hastings says installing treatment systems could be a multi-million dollar ...
The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled the first-ever national drinking water standard imposing limits on so-called ... of serious illnesses, the EPA said. Most people in the U.S. have ...