Attorney General Raoul Opposes EPA's Rollback Of PFAS Limits In Drinking Water

Arizona Attorney General Challenges EPA Plan to Remove Drinking Water Limits for Four PFAS Chemicals

Arizona is pushing back against a proposed change to federal drinking water standards that could reduce monitoring and treatment requirements for several PFAS chemicals. Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a multistate coalition this week in filing formal comments opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to rescind limits established in 2024 for four types of PFAS. Source

US EPA drops PFAS sludge rules, says toxic sewage fertilizer on farms isn't a major threat

Concerns about PFAS reaching food, water, and rural communities may deepen after the Trump administration abandoned proposed limits on contaminated sewage sludge spread on U.S. farmland, The Guardian reported. The move also rejects Biden-era scientific work that found that even very low concentrations of some "forever chemicals" in sludge could raise cancer risks for farmers. What happened? Research completed less than two years ago that support…

Attorney General Raoul Opposes EPA's Rollback Of PFAS Limits In Drinking Water

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 17 attorneys general, today filed comments opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rollback on drinking water regulations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of widely used toxic chemicals that do not naturally break down in the environment, more commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” The rollback means public drinking water systems will …