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EPA Proposes Rollbacks on PFAS Regulations, Extends Compliance Deadline

The EPA plans to maintain strict limits on PFOA and PFOS but delays enforcement until 2031 while reconsidering rules for other toxic PFAS chemicals.

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Mariah Blake, author of "They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals" speaks at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California
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Investigative journalist Mariah Blake recounts how people in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Hoosick Falls, New York, blew the whistle on the industrial giants that poisoned them

Overview

  • The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed weakening PFAS drinking water regulations, scrapping limits on GenX, PFNA, and PFAS mixtures for further review.
  • PFOA and PFOS standards remain at 4 parts per trillion, but utilities now have until 2031 to comply, granting a two-year extension.
  • Environmental groups and affected communities have filed lawsuits under the Safe Drinking Water Act to block the proposed rollbacks.
  • Nearly 12% of U.S. water systems currently exceed PFAS limits, with concerns over health risks linked to cancer and other serious conditions.
  • State-level actions, international bans, and market shifts continue to push for stricter PFAS regulations, contrasting with the federal rollback.