On February 1, 2024,the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released two new rules to address pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the financial burden of remediation expenditures on businesses.
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sumer products, including water-repellent clothing and food packaging. These "forever chemicals" pose serious threats due to their toxic effects and buildup in people, animals, and the environment.
Washington's Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act was approved by the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy, and Technology on March 21, 2023. The Fiscal Committee will now consider taking action on it.
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) has sent legal notices to five metal plating facilities in Los Angeles County for discharging toxic PFAS chemicals into groundwater.
Canada announced the availability of its Draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report (Draft Report) in the Canada Gazette on May 20, 2023.
Beginning in January 2025, HF 2310 prohibits the intentional use of PFAS in 11 categories of consumer products. By January 2032, the bill prohibits the intentional use of PFAS in all other products sold in Minnesota.
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide grants to assist communities in addressing PFAS contamination, but would also limit the authority of state agencies supervising the cleanup of the chemicals or the implementation of…
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse group of compounds used in a variety of consumer and industrial products that expose humans directly.
On February 7, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released the "universal PFAS restriction dossier" (uPFAS), clearing the way for a wide PFAS ban under the EU's chemical legislation, REACH.
A status report on the science study on PFAS was published by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).