In April, EPA Chief Lee Zeldin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a news conference declaring their dedication to studying ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) on July 1, 2026. The proposed ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency is accelerating its shift away from testing certain chemicals on animals as it reinstitutes a 2035 deadline that President Joe Biden’s administration scrapped in ...

The EPA released a new drinking water monitoring plan which fails to include review of microplastics, despite calls from 176 ...

If you haven't yet heard of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, they are a collection of synthetic chemicals that became popular in the 1950s, and they have been used in everything from ...

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in bottled water. The decision stems from a requirement under the Federal Food, ...

Synthetic PFAS are known as "forever chemicals," lingering in water, cookware, cosmetic products, clothing, and even our blood as they resist breaking down. They're infamous for being hard to detect.

Some of these long-lasting, pervasive chemicals are known to carry serious health risks. Research is still underway on the health effects of other kinds of PFAS. Water systems that filter out PFAS are ...

Unfortunately, many eligible systems may forego participation because they may not realize they qualify, ignored the class settlement notices or underestimate the complexity of the claims process.

Most Americans now know PFAS exist, but few know how to actually check their own water — or where else in the house exposure might be coming from. With federal protections in flux and the EWG ...