U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA proposed to add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances PFAS subject to reporting under Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act EPCRA and Pollution Prevention Act PPA to list of Lower Thresholds for Chemicals of Special Concern
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality NCDEQ shared initiative to address state PFAS issues. Initiative is outlined in NCDEQ June 2022 Action Strategy for PFAS, does not include regulatory requirements, enforcement changes, does indicate state focus on issue.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality NCDEQ shared initiative to address state PFAS issues. Initiative is outlined in NCDEQ June 2022 Action Strategy for PFAS, does not include regulatory requirements, enforcement changes, does indicate state focus on issue.
Lara Beaven of Inside EPA reports House Appropriations Committee intends to give EPA every dollar requested to implement wide-ranging plan to address ubiquitous forever chemicals, PFAS. EPA plan was presented in PFAS Road Map, calls for PFAS regulation by most divisions.
Waukesha County Circuit Court judge ruled in Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, and Leather Rich, Inc. v. WDNR, that WDNR lacked authority to regulate PFAS chemicals, WI Legislature no established regulatory standards.