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The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for 4 PFAS. Thousands more remain unregulated.
This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for 4 PFAS.
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EPA explains decision on Flint drinking water
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PFOA/PFOS Safe Drinking Water Act National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Extends Compliance Deadlines
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a May 14th news release what it describes as an action that will ...
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Trump Administration Aims to Roll Back Limits on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water
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EPA Announces It Will Keep Drinking Water Limits for PFOA and PFOS, But Rescind Limits for Four Other PFAS Compounds
EPA issued a news release (available here) stating that the agency will maintain the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) National ...
Trump administration rolls back some PFAS standards in drinking water, delays others
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EPA ends Flint drinking water emergency order
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EPA lifts emergency order on Flint water after city completes requirements
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Ohio lawmakers want to replace all of the state’s lead water lines
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The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for 4 PFAS. Thousands more remain unregulated.
Olson believes the EPA’s alterations to the PFAS rules are in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act’s “anti-backsliding provision,” which says any revision the EPA proposes to a ...