Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will rollback maximum contaminant levels for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and extend the compliance period for two other PFAS chemicals. The proposed rule would rescind regulations set under the Biden administration for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and PFBS, which is a mixture of these three PFAS chemicals. The new rule would remove the requirement for municipalities to install filtration to remove these specific chemicals. … The EPA says it is drafting a new rule that would implement new standards on “key industrial categories” that discharge PFAS in an effort to keep the chemicals out of the water supply.

Other PFAS news:

• The New York Times: A U.S. reckoning over chemical pollution from military bases
• Arizona Republic (Phoenix): EPA targets ‘forever chemicals’ limits, sends Arizona cleanup funds
• Bloomberg Law: Water systems to benefit from PFAS rule extension, officials say
• The Fence Post (Greeley, Colo.): Zeldin, Kennedy announce PFAS drinking water plan, critics abound