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#1 EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances

Apr 22 2024 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country’s Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds...

#2 EPA Sets US’s First Drinking Water Standards to Limit Toxic PFAS

Apr 11 2024 // About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing “forever chemicals” under the country’s first-ever drinking water standards for PFAS finalized Wednesday by the EPA, White House officials...

#3 Federal Agency Investigating Toxic Chemical Releases at 2 Louisiana Facilities

Apr 5 2024 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that the agency has launched investigations into toxic chemical releases at two facilities in Louisiana during 2023: the release of hydrogen fluoride...

#4 Federal Agency Investigating Toxic Chemical Releases at 2 Louisiana Facilities

Apr 5 2024 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that the agency has launched investigations into toxic chemical releases at two facilities in Louisiana during 2023. The agency is investing the...