EPA announces forever chemical policy

The news below from US EPA related too PFAS regulation relates to PBB and other “forever chemicals” that are a problem at the Superfund sites along the Pine River. Over the last two years there have been many efforts to learn from the challenges of protecting the public from PBB exposure. Here’s the EPA announcement:

On October 18, 2021, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the agency’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap—laying out a whole-of-agency approach to addressing PFAS.

The roadmap sets timelines by which EPA plans to take specific actions and commits to bolder new policies to safeguard public health, protect the environment, and hold polluters accountable. The actions described in the PFAS Roadmap each represent important and meaningful steps to safeguard communities from PFAS contamination. Cumulatively, these actions will build upon one another and lead to more enduring and protective solutions.

Read an overview of the PFAS Strategic Roadmap and learn more about key actions by going to the following (you may need to copy and paste this link into your browser) PFAS Strategic Roadmap (pdf) .