Mar 12, 2020
Senate Bill to Offer $2 Billion Annually for PFAS Cleanup
A bill that would provide $2 billion in grants to communities each year for the next decade to address groundwater and drinking water contamination from PFAS
Mar 11, 2020
A possible end to ‘forever’ chemicals
Synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyls, or PFAS, contain bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms considered the strongest in organic chemistry.
Mar 06, 2020
EPA Offers Additional $5 Million in Brownfield Funding
The EPA is offering an additional $5 million to recipients of its Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund agreements, the agency announced in the Federal Register Friday.
Mar 03, 2020
PFAS Update: EPA Begins Process of Developing Drinking Water Limits for PFOS and PFOA
PFAS Update: EPA Begins Process of Developing Drinking Water Limits for PFOS and PFOA
Feb 27, 2020
Drinking Water Safe From PFAS, Wheeler Assures Lawmakers
U.S. drinking water is safe from the “forever chemicals” known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler told lawmakers Thursday.
Feb 27, 2020
EPA Announces Proposed Decision to Regulate PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water
On February 20, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulatory determination for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water.
Feb 20, 2020
EPA Announces Proposed Decision to Regulate PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another important step in implementing the Agency’s PFAS Action Plan by proposing regulatory determinations for PFOS and PFOA in drinking water.
Feb 12, 2020
Miami’s Historically Black Neighborhood Is Poised to Gentrify Like Harlem
The neighborhood of Overtown, in Miami, was once called the "Harlem of the South," as celebrities like Cab Calloway and Ella Fitzgerald used to perform and vacation there.
Feb 11, 2020
Marijuana Growers and Processors Must Be Aware of Applicable Environmental Laws
In a potentially under-appreciated risk for marijuana growers and processors in Michigan, there are important environmental laws and permits that must be complied...
Feb 11, 2020
State Water Board Imposes Stricter Response Levels for PFOA and PFOS
On February 6, 2020, the California State Water Resources Control Board lowered the response levels (RLs) for perflourooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS).