The Environmental Protection Agency will keep polluters on the hook to clean up “forever chemicals” linked to serious health risks, upholding a major rule despite chemical industry opposition. … The Biden administration last year designated two types of forever chemicals as hazardous substances under the nation’s Superfund law. … [EPA administrator Lee] Zeldin was briefed on the issue this month and ultimately decided to keep the designation in place. That decision came after he also elected to keep strict drinking water standards in place for the same two kinds of forever chemicals, though the agency eliminated standards for four others. 

Other PFAS news:

• E&E News by Politico: EPA backs Biden-era ‘forever chemicals’ Superfund rule
• The Guardian (U.K.): Republicans try to gut protections against US military’s PFAS pollution
• Food Safety Magazine: NASDA endorses federal recommendations to address PFAS contamination of farmland
• Phys.org: Research highlights how PFAS uptake differs among crops