The Trump administration’s legacy is truly toxic, in the literal sense of the word. Read more >

5 (Recent) Actions That Epitomize Andrew Wheeler’s Caustic Chemical Safety Legacy
January 15, 2021 12:53 PM EDT

New Year, New EPA: How the Biden Administration Can Catalyze PFAS Action in 2021
January 6, 2021 1:53 PM EDT
The Biden Administration has promised to tackle PFAS pollution. Here are some of the things they can do to fulfill that promise. Read more >

What Lessons Should We Learn from the PFAS Crisis?
December 3, 2020 1:22 PM EDT
How a problem is framed often shapes the range of solutions considered. Ubiquitous global contamination by PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances), human-synthesized chemicals that are water and grease repellent and found in human blood, drinking water, and wildlife, is a problem that has been framed in a number of ways. While environmental regulation is often framed as driven by scientific knowledge, our research finds that in U.S. the implementation of chemical regulation is more commonly driven by scientific ignorance and corporate malfeasance. Read more >

EPA Might Finally Regulate PFAS But the Process Matters
February 24, 2020 9:20 AM EDT
The EPA announced last week that it is issuing a preliminary regulatory determination for public comment to set an enforceable drinking water standard to two of the most common and well-studied PFAS, PFOA and PFOS. This decision is based on three criteria: 1) PFOA and PFOS have an adverse effect on public health 2) PFOA and PFOS occur in drinking water often enough and at levels of public health concern; 3) regulation of PFOA and PFOS is a meaningful opportunity for reducing the health risk to those served by public water systems.

Raw Sewage and Forever Chemicals: The Trump Administration’s Growing Waterworld Debacle
February 3, 2020 10:40 AM EDT
The EPA is relaxing requirements for cities to build proper sewage infrastructure and more sites are being reported with high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals. The evidence is spewing in about how foul our water will be under the Trump administration’s new water rules. Read more >