We’re six months into 2025, and now that the new U.S. EPA administration has had a chance to review current programs and proposals, we’re starting to see some noteworthy announcements. As usual, we’ll share the highlights in this month’s News and Views.
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Pace® PFAS News and Views – June 2025
By Lindsay Boone, M.Sc. on Jun 25, 2025 12:42:56 PM
Topics: UCMR 5 TSCA NPDWR State Legislation
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The View from the Lab: Proposed Changes to PFAS Limits in Drinking Water
By Paul Jackson on Jun 16, 2025 11:24:29 AM
If your role has anything at all to do with drinking water, you are no doubt aware that the U.S. EPA announced plans to rescind the individual limits on HFPO-DA (GenX), PFHxS, and PFNA and the Hazard Index limit for HFPO-DA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFBS under the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR). In addition, they announced plans to extend the deadline for compliance with PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) from 2029 to 2031.
Topics: Drinking Water NPDWR EPA Announcements
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Pace® PFAS News and Views – December 2024
By Lindsay Boone, M.Sc. on Dec 12, 2024 11:59:36 AM
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.
Topics: Drinking Water UCMR 5 TRI SNUR NPDWR ICR
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Pace® PFAS News and Views – October 2024
By Lindsay Boone, M.Sc. on Oct 15, 2024 10:00:00 AM
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.
Topics: CERCLA NPDWR
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Pace® PFAS News and Views – April 2024
By Lindsay Boone, M.Sc. on Apr 17, 2024 12:00:00 PM
The National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for PFAS limits in drinking water have been announced. But that’s not the only action the U.S. EPA has taken in recent weeks. In this month’s PFAS News and Views, we focus on several recent developments as the agency works to finish the final mile in the PFAS Strategic Roadmap published in 2021.
Topics: PFAS Plan 15 NPDWR POTWs Toxicity Assessments CWA PFAS Destruction & Disposal
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Pace® PFAS News and Views – February 2024
By Lindsay Boone, M.Sc. on Feb 15, 2024 2:00:00 PM
As the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks to deliver on the commitments remaining in the 2021-2024 PFAS Strategic Roadmap, we’re expecting to see many new proposals and tying up of loose ends. At the same time, states and other entities are also focusing on PFAS, so we expect plenty of PFAS action at that level as well. As always, in our PFAS News and Views posts, we highlight and provide our perspectives on those news stories most important to our customers.
Topics: rcra TRI Method 1633 NPDWR Minnesota Maine New Hampshire Method 1621
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Pace® News and Views – 2023 Midyear PFAS Update
By Lindsay Boone, M.Sc. on Aug 9, 2023 12:00:00 PM
2023 has been a busy year for the Pace® emerging contaminants team and the customers we serve. In this special edition of Pace® News and Views, we look at some of the most significant EPA actions taken and proposed in the first half of the year as well as what we’re watching for the remainder of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024.
Topics: rcra TRI TSCA SNUR NPDWR ANPRM LVE 1633
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Pace® News and Views - April 5, 2023
By Lindsay Boone, M.Sc. on Apr 5, 2023 4:27:50 PM
On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, USEPA proposed the first-ever National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for PFAS. In this edition of Pace® News and Views, we provide some thoughts on the proposed rule and catch up on some other important PFAS developments we think should be on everyone’s radar.