EPA Faces Backlash Over Drinking Water Monitoring Plan

The EPA released a new drinking water monitoring plan which fails to include review of microplastics, despite calls from 176 ...
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EPA Proposes Rollback of Biden-Era PFAS Drinking Water Standards: Key Developments and Compliance Implications

On May 18, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two proposed PFAS rules that represent a significant rollback of the ...
Engineering News-Record

EPA Scales Back Limits on PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water

EPA says the extension of the compliance deadline will give drinking water utilities more time to meet the PFAS water pollution limits. May 22, 2026 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks ...
CNN

EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two ...
C&EN

EPA proposes rescinding drinking-water limits for 4 PFAS

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday proposals to rescind its 2024 decision to regulate four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and to extend the deadline for ...
Detroit Free Press

EPA lifts emergency order on Flint water, returning city to normal lead testing standards

The EPA had been monitoring stricter lead-level standards in Flint's drinking water since 2016. The order, put in place after the Flint water crisis, was lifted after federal officials said the city ...