Despite the Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, a lot has happened in the first quarter of 2025. To help our clients stay current, we’ve compiled the latest news and developments we think should be on everyone’s radar.

As the transition continues, it’s still uncertain what stance the new administration will take on PFAS. However, things should start to clear up as the U.S. EPA begins to take action on plans temporarily stalled under the Regulatory Freeze Pending Review. In this month’s PFAS News and Views, we look at what the future holds for several programs as well as several other items of interest to our PFAS clients.

There’s been a lot of media coverage related to the recently issued “regulatory freeze.” Unfortunately, many articles lack specifics, leading to confusion regarding what the freeze means for existing and future PFAS regulatory actions. In this month’s News and Views, we share a few articles and insights to help clear up the confusion.

Happy New Year everyone! December was a busy month at the U.S. EPA as they worked to issue a few remaining draft proposals and finalize one outstanding action before the end of the year.

It’s the last month of 2024, and what a year it’s been! It has been our pleasure to bring you the latest PFAS headlines and share our insights into how these news stories may impact your organization, community, or business. Here are a few more that may have slipped under the radar while folks have been busy with the start of the winter holidays.

With only a couple of months left in the year, time is winding down for the U.S. EPA’s 2021-2024 PFAS Strategic Roadmap. There are still a few significant actions they could take, but for the most part, recent actions seem to be geared toward “setting the stage” for 2025 and beyond. This month, we highlight a few actions that could lead to future PFAS rules and regulations at both the state and federal levels.

As the year winds down, there’s still plenty of PFAS regulatory action happening, both in the U.S. and abroad. In the PFAS News and Views, we highlight a few stories of interest.

Late summer is often a slow time for regulatory agencies and state legislatures. State legislatures often take a break, and those serving in D.C. spend the weeks-long congressional recess to spend time with constituents back in their home districts. Nevertheless, a few notable PFAS actions have occurred over the last few weeks. In this month’s PFAS News and Views, we cover these important stories plus call out a couple of actions that did not make the cut in previous issues.

The U.S. EPA may be reaching the end of its four-year PFAS Strategic Roadmap, but there are still a few loose ends to tie up. This summer also brought us plenty of state-level PFAS action as at least five states enacted bans on PFAS in consumer products. In this post, we look at some recent actions and those that might be taken before the end of 2024.

To better understand how PFAS passes from industry through Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs), the EPA recently proposed an Information Collection Rule (ICR) focused on PFAS in wastewater influent, effluent, and biosolids. Paul Jackson, Pace® Analytical Program Manager for Environmental Compliance and Emerging Contaminants, delivered a webinar covering the basics of the proposal and its impact on our customers. In this post, I will cover some of the critical highlights. I also invite you to watch the webinar on-demand for a deeper dive.