The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reaffirmed its 2024 decision to designate two PFAS chemicals—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)—as hazardous ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is conducting water sampling at nearly every military installation in Oklahoma as part of ...
The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (“PFAS”) in drinking water remains an ever-evolving area for both federal and state legislatures and agencies. With respect to actions at the ...
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Pipes move water in and out of AQUA’s PFAS filtration tanks in Chalfont, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved another pesticide that contains PFAS, often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down in the environment. The decision ...
A raging debate at EPA and in Congress could draw hard lines aound who’s liable for PFAS cleanups and who’s a “passive receiver” of the contaminants. As EPA rolls back the first federal limits on ...
Spraying a field on the eastern shore of MarylandEdwin Remsberg/Universal Images Group—Getty Editor at Large The use of pesticides in agriculture has always meant managing a tricky balance—protecting ...