Provides links to videos, Q&A, fact sheets, other tools to help communicate about PFAS, specifically regarding the drinking water limits announced in April 2024.
Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
ECOS Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2024 Update
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
Hawaii’s PFAS Environmental Hazard Evaluation and Environmental Action Levels Guidance
Provides regulatory and scientific information on the state’s PFAS hazard evaluation and environmental action levels, which are used in decision making through the hazard evluation process.
Final PFAS NPDWR & Supporting Fact Sheets
Provides links to the final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (e.g., MCLs) and supporting materials, including fact sheets and technical information.
Press Statement on U.S. EPA’s Final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
This statement notes ECOS’ appreciation of EPA’s work to finalize the first ever enforcable standard for PFAS and details a few considerations as states work in coordination with EPA to…
Massachusetts Awards Grants to Enhance Public Participation in Waste Site Cleanup
MassDEP awarded $160,000 in Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs) to four municipalities and four community groups to enhance citizen participation.
Mississippi to Educate Public at Home Show
In an effort to inform the public about lead and asbestos hazards in homes, staff of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is hosting a booth at a home…
ECOS Comments on EPA, USDA, & FDA Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics
This letter provides ECOS feedback on U.S. EPA, USDA, & FDA’s “Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics.” The ECOS comments emphasize state interest in…
Washington Petitions EPA to Initiate PCB Rulemaking
The Washington Department of Ecology this month petitioned U.S. EPA to initiate rulemaking to protect public health against polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in consumer products. Washington wants to work with state…
Maine Evaluation of Biosolids Management in Maine and Recommendations for the Future
This report looks at current and future issues impacting biosolids in Maine.
