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Pennsylvania Sets New Drinking Water Standards for PFAS

Pennsylvania Sets New Drinking Water Standards for PFAS

On January 14, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted new drinking water regulations for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

ASDWA Releases Update to Resource on State Definitions of Disadvantaged Communities

ASDWA Releases Update to Resource on State Definitions of Disadvantaged Communities

ASDWA has updated a vital tool on the association’s Environmental Justice webpage. The table for state definitions of disadvantaged communities...

NRDC and National Consumer Law Center to Hold Jan. 19 Webinar on “Water Affordability Advocacy Toolkit”

NRDC and National Consumer Law Center to Hold Jan. 19 Webinar on “Water Affordability Advocacy Toolkit”

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the National Consumer Law Center will host a webinar on January 19 at...

New ECOS PFAS Website with Searchable Database of Resources

New ECOS PFAS Website with Searchable Database of Resources

The Environmental Council of States (ECOS) has launched a newly updated PFAS web page to better spotlight resources and information....

EPA Releases Draft National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024–2027

EPA Releases Draft National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024–2027

Today EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) released draft National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECI), previously known as...

EPA Announces $100 million in Grants to Address Environmental Justice Issues

EPA Announces $100 million in Grants to Address Environmental Justice Issues

On January 10, EPA announced the availability of nearly $100 million in grants from the Inflation Reduction Act to advance...

EPA Releases List of Laboratories Approved by EPA for UCMR5 as Testing Begins Nationwide

EPA Releases List of Laboratories Approved by EPA for UCMR5 as Testing Begins Nationwide

Testing under the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) began on January 1. UCMR 5 requires public water systems...

EPA PFAS Analytic Mapping Tools Website and Webinar

EPA PFAS Analytic Mapping Tools Website and Webinar

EPA has released the new “PFAS Analytic Tools” web page that provides information about where PFAS has been found across...

ASDWA Asks EPA to Classify Releases of Certain PFAS as a Significant New Use Under Most Recent SNUR

ASDWA Asks EPA to Classify Releases of Certain PFAS as a Significant New Use Under Most Recent SNUR

In comments sent to EPA on December 28, ASDWA outlined recommendations for the Agency’s latest Significant New Use Rule (SNUR),...

Recent Study Reveals Sociodemographic and Regional Inequalities in Arsenic and Uranium Concentrations

Recent Study Reveals Sociodemographic and Regional Inequalities in Arsenic and Uranium Concentrations

A recent study conducted a nationwide geospatial analysis of county racial and ethnic composition while also analyzing concentrations of arsenic...

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