US EPA Announces Ambitious PFAS Agenda

May 2, 2025 | morganlewis.com

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced ambitious plans to advance regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The plans include the near-term appointment of an EPA PFAS czar and a laundry list of action items under nearly every major federal environmental statute. The ambitious agenda also includes a variety of other agency goals including addressing information gaps, improving PFAS testing methods, and coordinating EPA’s efforts with Congress, states, tribes, and other federal agencies.

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NJ SEED: The Washing, DC based law firm of Morgan Lewis provides a useful summary of EPA’s policies about PFAS. PFAS pollution has been known for decades. NJ has taken the lead in addressing these hard to remove pollutants. It is good news that EPA under the second Trump Administration is continuing and expanding the Biden Administration’s aggressive program to attack this water pollution problem