Blog: EPA announces no safe level for two PFAS and $1 billion in funding
On June 15, 2022, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new health advisories for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The health advisories significantly lowered the level considered safe to consume for two PFAS and set limits for two new PFAS. At the same time, EPA announced it was making $1 billion available in grant funding to help communities address PFAS contamination. PFAS have been dubbed “forever chemicals” because they tend to linger in the environment and humans rather than naturally breaking down.