The Trump EPA said it would keep the PFOA and PFOS drinking water limits but give utilities until 2031 to comply with them, instead of 2029. The rules for the other four compounds will be scrapped ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday said it plans to rescind some drinking water regulations and push compliance to 2031 for public water systems in regard to per- and ...

Drinking water utilities have also sued over the Biden-era limits, arguing the cost of system upgrades to comply with it would be almost twice the $1.5 billion annual cost EPA estimated and would ...

The EPA has issued federal limits on dangerous “forever chemicals” in drinking water, which it says will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses. April 10, 2024 ...

The EPA's announcement reverses regulations that started during the Biden administration to keep forever chemicals out of drinking water and prevent any harm they could cause.On Wednesday, an ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the health impacts of fluoride in drinking water — taking what could be an initial step toward new national limits or a ban on the ...

The EPA said Wednesday that it will keep the regulations for PFOA and PFOS in place, while rescinding the rules for other PFAS chemicals in drinking water. The EPA will also extend the deadline ...

EPA will weaken rule curbing ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency said it will reconsider drinking water standards for four chemicals that have been ...

The Safe Water Drinking Act gives the EPA authority to limit water contaminants, and it includes a provision meant to prevent new rules from being looser than previous ones.

The EPA said it would keep standards in place for two common types of PFAS, referred to as PFOA and PFOS, and give utilities two extra years — until 2031 — to comply and treat for the chemicals.

The use of fluoride in drinking water across the country was expected to come under renewed scrutiny by the Health and Human Services agency after President Donald Trump's election, as the New ...

The Trump EPA said it would keep the PFOA and PFOS drinking water limits but give utilities until 2031 to comply with them, instead of 2029. The rules for the other four compounds will be scrapped ...