Read the full article by Steven G. Barringer & Katie P. Reed "On Feb. 20, 2020, roughly one year after announcing its comprehensive per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) action plan, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA… The EPA issued a final rule in its Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan on June 22, 2020. The state’s Water Quality Control Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to enact a policy to put new limits on per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS. White House moves to weaken EPA rule on PFAS The White House has intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration.

The class of chemicals … Documents released Friday show the White House stepped in to limit the scope of a pending rule that would target imports of products tainted with PFAS… This means that certain products that could contain harmful PFAS cannot be imported, produced, sold, or manufactured in the United States without EPA … The two toxic chemicals, along with others in the PFAS family of … PFAS Action Plan: Program Update February 2020 (PDF) (20 pp, 7 MB, February 2020) EPA’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan (PDF) (72 pp, 2 MB, February 14, 2019, EPA … See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more. The reality is most people aren’t exposed to just PFOA or PFOS. You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. The EPA set a lifetime health advisory limit of PFAS exposure at 70 parts per trillion that year, but public drinking water wells in the three local communities saw levels 100 times higher in …

Updated: 3:34 p.m. EST — The EPA said Thursday that it will start the long process to set limits of PFOA and PFOS in drinking water and soil. Democrats and Republicans representing areas with PFAS pollution have pressured EPA officials to set limits for PFOA and PFOS.