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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched research studies in 1986 in response ... for example hydrofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs and HCFCs), would indeed protect ...

Nearly 35 million people get their water from systems that reported high levels of PFAS in at least one test last year.

No one wants to imagine chemicals in the water they drink. Yet PFAS—the "forever chemicals" used in products from clothing to ...

Although there are thousands of forever chemicals, the new regulation targets six of the most pervasive compounds.

To help protect people from harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and ensure access to clean drinking water, the US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized tough new limits for ...

Millions of Americans rely on drinking water systems that have recently exceeded new limits for toxic “forever chemicals” that the EPA announced on Wednesday. USA TODAY found 608 systems ...

The EPA first proposed the recently announced limits in March 2023. The new rule sets a limit for two types of PFAS, called PFOA and PFOS, at 4 parts per trillion. For the four other regulated ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set its first-ever limits on PFAS, called “forever chemicals,” in drinking water.

The Rundown EPA sets first national drinking water standards for PFAS. Justice Department finds Canadian energy company is ...