Overview

• Researchers reported PFAS in 95% of 23 beers tested and found levels strongly tracked local municipal water contamination.
• Beers brewed near North Carolina’s Cape Fear River Basin showed the highest concentrations and the widest mix of PFAS, including PFOS and PFOA.
• The EPA asked a federal court to rescind determinations covering GenX, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFBS that were part of last year’s drinking-water protections.
• The agency also aims to extend the compliance timeline for PFOA and PFOS standards from 2029 to 2031.
• NRDC and Earthjustice said the move violates the Safe Drinking Water Act’s anti-backsliding protections and pledged to continue defending the standards in ongoing litigation.