In 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) which requires manufacturers, including importers, of certain per ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FALL RIVER — After six years, Jason Burns feels he’s earned a quick breather. Then it’s back to the job of trying to save lives.

On September 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (finally) published its Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (UA), a semiannual publication outlining ...

Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final rule on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known commonly as PFAS or “forever chemicals”. COG and metropolitan ...

The Trump administration announced changes to the regulation of dangerous “forever” chemicals called PFAs in a move critics say is being done to appease industry.

Forever chemicals run through the water supply in Hastings, and city Public Works Director Ryan Stempski believes he knows why. “I can throw a football over to 3M Cottage Grove,” he said. That short ...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to revoke six Biden-era rules on toxic PFAS has drawn renewed criticism from ...

A water researcher pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center for ...

PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," are present in U.S. drinking water, including North Carolina. While found in many products and linked to potential health risks, much about PFAS remains ...

Matthew C. Penny, left, and Bryce L. Friedman, right, of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Courtesy photos A multitude of lawsuits have been filed across the country that allege harms purportedly caused by ...