The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed major amendments to the 2024 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for ...

The change could make an already serious problem worse.

The EPA said last Monday it wants to roll back some regulations on "forever chemicals" in drinking water put into place in 2024.

On May 18, 2026, EPA proposed two significant changes to the federal drinking water regulations for PFAS (per- and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency last week announced a long-anticipated proposal to rescind federal limits on certain ...

The EPA plans to rescind drinking water standards for Gen-X and several other forever chemicals known as PFAS. Contaminated drinking water has been a big problem in North Carolina -- and many of the ...

In April 2024, the Biden administration announced a "first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard" aimed at limiting Americans' exposure to PFAS, which are also known as "forever ...

The move has sparked an outcry among experts. "This is a terrible situation," Northeastern University's Phil Brown told Newsweek.

The rules were established by the Biden administration after research linked the compounds to a range of serious health ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS chemicals, in drinking water systems.

The EPA is announcing plans to address PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in drinking water, but it includes rolling back some ...