US EditionEPA plans action to address PFAS, including 'polluter pays'
- The EPA announced major actions to address PFAS contamination, including a 'polluter pays' principle with Congress's help.
- Actions include appointing a lead for PFAS and developing wastewater guidelines for manufacturers and finishers.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the actions aim to tackle compliance challenges and drinking water contamination issues, strengthening science and communication.
- Data shows 143 million Americans have PFAS-contaminated drinking water, and over 95% of the U.S. Population have PFAS in their blood.
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State fund helps Oak Park Heights plan for PFAS treatment
A state fund created to help cities that are losing a power plant is helping Oak Park Heights pay for design work on a potential future water treatment facility to remove PFAS from the city’s two wells. In 2028, Oak Park Heights will lose its largest taxpayer when Xcel Energy shutters the Allen S. King power plant. The plant, which employs 77 people, provides 27 percent of the city’s tax base — or about $1.5 million — in 2024, said Jacob Rife, c…
EPA's PFAS plans draw concern in public health circles
Moves by the Trump administration to draw up a new regulatory framework for types of toxic chemicals has sparked suspicion among health advocates who fear the changes will protect polluters but not public health. The concerns come after US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on Monday rolled out preliminary plans to tackle widespread environmental contamination by per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chemicals us…
EPA to Take Actions Against ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution
The federal government is taking several actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin. Also known as “forever chemicals” because they take so long to break down, PFAS substances have been found in water, air, and soil, and have been detected in humans and animals. “There are thousands of PFAS chemicals, and they are found in many different consumer, com…
Decision looming for Trump administration on 1st PFAS drinking water limits
In pain so bad he couldn’t stand, Chris Meek was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening ruptured gallbladder. When he emerged from surgery, he learned he had kidney cancer that thankfully hadn’t yet spread. Meek, a social studies teacher in Wilmington, North Carolina, was 47 at the time. But he remained confused for years about why, as someone seemingly not at risk, he had gotten cancer until Emily Donovan, a parent of students at his sc…
Decision Looming for Trump Administration on First PFAS Drinking Water Limits
In a decision with consequences for tens of millions of Americans, the Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by the strict standards and defend the limits against a water utility industry challenge in federal court.
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