As part of a comprehensive plan to better understand PFAS levels in Iowa’s drinking water, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has begun sampling for the chemical in public drinking…
Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
DC Develops First-Ever Testing Standards for Toxics in Pavement Sealants
The DC Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) last week released the first standardized testing protocol in the nation for detecting toxic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in pavement sealants. PAHs…
ECOS Submits Comments on U.S. EPA’s draft FY2022-2026 Strategic Plan
This letter includes comments ECOS submitted to U.S. EPA on its draft FY22-26 Strategic Plan.
U.S. EPA Agrees to Act on New Mexico Petition to Regulate PFAS under RCRA
On October 26, U.S. EPA outlined plans to initiate two rulemakings in response to a petition from New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham urging that PFAS be identified as a hazardous waste under the…
Key Takeaways on Approaches to PFAS Webinar Series
In June and July 2021, ECOS and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) collaborated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Center for Scientific Evidence…
New Jersey Mapping Tool to Help Residents Identify Lead Risk in Housing
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Department of Health have released the first phase of a statewide online mapping tool that uses publicly available data to…
Washington Rolls Out New PFAS Chemical Action Plan
The Washington State Department of Ecology this week announced its new PFAS Chemical Action Plan (CAP), a set of recommendations intended to reduce uses and releases of PFAS. The state…
PFAS Now Regulated under Washington State Environmental Cleanup Law
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has determined that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds meet the state definition of hazardous substance in Washington’s environmental cleanup law. As of October…
New California Measures Ban Use of PFAS in Many Consumer Products
On October 5, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law measures banning use of PFAS in a variety of consumer products. The bans, which take effect on July 1, 2023,…
ECOS Press Release on EPA PFAS Roadmap
The following press statement expresses ECOS’ support of U.S. EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap.
