On July 15, a new law went into effect in Maine that prohibits the sale or distribution of products with intentionally added PFAS as of January 1, 2030 unless the…
Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
Joint Letter on PFAS, Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water
This joint letter from ECOS, the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA), and the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA) outlines comments on NIH’s request for information on its…
New Mexico Petitions U.S. EPA to Regulate PFAS as a RCRA Hazardous Waste
On June 23, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham petitioned U.S. EPA to include PFAS under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as a listed hazardous waste, which would…
Letter to Congress with Multiple Groups Supporting Safer Choice Program
Tied to efforts of the Toxics Substances Reduction Workgroup and the Cross-Media Committee, ECOS joined more than 80 other organizations in this letter supporting EPA’s Safer Choice Program. Safer Choice…
Pennsylvania Finalizes PFAS Sampling Results
Pennsylvania last week announced the final results of its state sampling of public water systems for PFAS, data for which do not indicate widespread contamination. The Department of Environmental Protection…
Massachusetts Announces Grants to Address PFAS in Drinking Water Systems
Last week, Massachusetts announced the availability of $2 million in new grant funding to help its public water systems address elevated levels of PFAS in their drinking water. The Massachusetts…
Michigan Urges DOD to Commit to State Standards for PFAS Cleanup
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting that the Department of Defense begin testing and remediation for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)…
Joint Comments on Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards
ECOS, ACWA, ASDWA, and ASTSWMO submitted these joint comments on the Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards: Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category Advanced Noticed…
Arizona Urges U.S. DOD to Address PFAS in Groundwater Near Installations
On April 27, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey wrote Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to identify and treat water in known PFAS contaminated areas…
ECOS Comments on Proposed UCMR5
These ECOS comments express support and make suggestions for the 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) proposed to be included in U.S. EPA’s fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5).
