As the Pace® Program Manager for Environmental Compliance, I am often asked what PFAS regulatory actions our clients can expect from U.S. EPA. The Spring 2025 Unified Agenda released by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a good place to begin to answer this question. As expected, several of the agenda items in the […]
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The PFAS regulatory landscape has been relatively quiet the last few weeks. Nevertheless, in this month’s PFAS News & Views, we call out a few stories that could have a big impact in the months and years to come, including several impactful court decisions. FEDERAL ACTIONS EPA Publishes New PFAS/NPDWR Fact Sheet on Sampling
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Earlier this year, I did an analysis of the PFAS-related bills proposed at the state level in 2025. I wanted to see if the legislative focus had changed, e.g., less attention paid to drinking water and more to other matrices such as biosolids. That post was written early enough into the new year that most bills had
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The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) was added as an amendment to the Clean Water Act in 1972. Although PFAS testing is not yet mandated nationwide through the NPDES program, the U.S. EPA released guidance to the states in late 2022, recommending that state administrators consider adding PFAS in wastewater (and later stormwater and
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It’s hard to believe, but Pace® PFAS News & Views is already in its fourth year of publication! This month, we decided to freshen up our style by dividing the monthly newsletter into four distinct sections: federal actions, state actions, topics of interest, and conferences & webinars. Our goal is to continue to provide relevant
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The start of any new EPA administration brings a period of uncertainty as we all watch to see how the agency will carry out the mandate given to it by Congress. With the regulatory freeze officially over, things are starting to move forward. However, this month’s PFAS News and Views focuses on developing stories that
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We’re six months into 2025, and now that the new U.S. EPA administration has had a chance to review current programs and proposals, we’re starting to see some noteworthy announcements. As usual, we’ll share the highlights in this month’s News and Views. EPA Announces Major Actions to Combat PFAS In a much-anticipated announcement,
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The Hazardous Organic National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HON Rule) is a pending, yet critical regulation for chemical manufacturing facilities in the United States. To help navigate its complexities, we sat down with Mariah Peronto, Air Program Manager, to answer some of the most pressing questions about the HON Rule. Read on to
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In recent weeks, the U.S. EPA’s announcement outlining the agency’s priorities has dominated the PFAS news. In this post, we share our take on highlights from the announcement and what they may mean for our clients. U.S. EPA Sets the Stage for 2025-2028 Released on April 28, EPA’s press release is worth reading because the take from online commentators
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During the first few months of the new U.S. EPA administration, PFAS actions slowed down while current plans and programs underwent a review. That’s not been the case in the states. In the first four months of 2025 alone, legislators proposed 191 PFAS-related bills. In this post, we uncover legislative priorities by examining the focus of
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