The Trump administration on May 14 moved to change standards and enforcement on so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking ...

This story examines how communities affected by toxic PFAS contamination are reacting to the Trump administration's decision ...

The E.P.A. said it would maintain limits on the two most common “forever chemicals” in tap water. Rules for four others will ...

During a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing last week, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) questioned John Busterud, nominee to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste ...

Yet Mr. Trump’s anti-paper-straw strategy document is more explicit about the chemicals. “Scientists and regulators have had substantial concerns about PFAS chemicals for decades,” the White ...

Lee Zeldin, head of Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced the proposed change regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, on May 14. The ...

Get the latest on food, water and climate issues delivered to your inbox. The announcement was made by EPA Administrator Lee ...

The Trump administration is rolling back a Biden era clean water rule to reduce the amount of PFAs in drinking water.

In a rare acceptance of regulations adopted during the Biden administration, the Trump-led Environmental Protection Agency is backing the first national limits on a pair of toxic forever chemicals ...

In April 2024, the Biden administration finalized its drinking water rules to limit public exposure to six common PFAS, including PFOA and PFOS. The Trump administration said the rollbacks would ...

But the Trump administration’s move is a clear victory for industries that still actively produce and use the newer PFAS. Those chemicals include GenX, PFHxS and PFBS, as well as PFNA ...