EDC Policy Updates

The move by the program’s largest donor poses further uncertainty for already troubled negotiations.

PFAS levels shot up from the 1960s through the peak of the chemicals’ use in the late 1990s and early 2000s, then fell.

The Trump administration plans to weaken some Biden-era limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water.

For decades, a small EPA program assessed toxic chemicals. In an internal memo obtained by ProPublica, a top Trump appointee sharply criticized the program’s work and directed agency offices to review regulations that relied on its assessments.

The state of Montana is providing updated guidance on eating wild-caught fish following a study that found potentially harmful chemicals in some fish populations.

Monday’s Supreme Court hearing over a federal law governing pesticide regulations left observers largely unsure how the court will rule in the case involving the former Monsanto company and the herbicide glyphosate, with many seeing the ultimate decision as too close to call.

In internal EPA emails obtained by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the multinational conglomerate Bayer told a Zeldin senior advisor it wanted to discuss its case before the Supreme Court.

The five-year farm legislation awaits action in the Senate, where a debate on pesticide liability may play out again.

The European Parliament will consider a legal change to restrict chemicals in cosmetics.

A Supreme Court ruling could lock in the EPA as the ultimate arbiter of whether pesticide makers should warn consumers of risks linked to certain pesticides.

The US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a key pesticide regulation case on Monday, setting the stage for a ruling that could weaken the ability of consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of product risks.

Green groups say European Commission is ‘chief roadblock’ to its own plans, as report finds poor progress four years on.

Commons committee heard from residents of Yorkshire town with the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in the UK.

While most appointees are academic scientists, U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin also named employees of a company that makes forever chemicals.

Critics say North Carolina’s PFAS plan lacks strict limits and polluter accountability, leaving communities with ongoing contamination risks.

As federal funds lapse and state grants expire, dozens of Maine schools, mobile home parks, and homeowners could be left to pay for PFAS filtration alone.

An Illinois bill would require licensed pesticide users to notify nearby schools, parks, or childcare centers at least 24 hours before applying certain chemicals.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators.

When Donald Trump took office and began leveling trade threats against Canada, fears grew that environmental rules might be scrapped to avoid conflict.

In an exception to his blitz on environmental regulations, EPA chief Lee Zeldin is delaying the nod to PFAS over fears of angering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s movement.