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The draft policy repeatedly declares its intent to prevent political suppression of scientific information, but Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) say the policies lack concrete rules.

PEER's petition targeted the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s failure to ensure adequate testing and monitoring of flares. 

In addition to PFOA and PFOS, Purefast Home filters have been tested for non-detect removal of PFHpA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFBS, GenX, and PFDA.

Since PFAS are not regulated as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA), these data were submitted voluntarily and likely represents only a small fraction of total PFAS waste.

“The data we’ll receive from this rule will be a game-changer,” said Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal Freedhoff.

One major gap in the proposed HHS policy is that it does not apply to grantees, and much of the scientific work done in the U.S. takes place under grants.

Here's the latest remediation news surrounding Superfund and brownfield sites from the U.S. EPA as of May 30.

At the outset, PFAS@Mines will focus on four interdisciplinary efforts aimed at the development of more cost-effective and sustainable technologies for remediating PFAS-contaminated water and soil.

Here's the latest remediation news surrounding Superfund and brownfield sites from the U.S. EPA.

All six companies promptly corrected the EPCRA violations after EPA inspections and have filed required reports about their use or generation of toxic chemicals under EPA's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program.