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PFAS News Tracker
Curated coverage of PFAS contamination, regulation, and community action across America. Every story is read and summarized before it lands here.
April 2026
- EPA ActionCNN · April 2, 2026
EPA and HHS say they will target forever chemicals in tap water, but new rules may be years away
EPA and the Department of Health and Human Services announced a joint plan to address PFAS, microplastics, and pharmaceuticals in drinking water. The agency said it would add these pollutants to the next Contaminant Candidate List, but the list is not expected to be signed until November and binding limits could take years after that.
March 2026
- EPA ActionEnvironmental Working Group · March 18, 2026
New data show 176 million people exposed to forever chemicals as Trump EPA rolls back protections
EWG's new analysis of EPA testing data shows that about 176 million people drink water with detectable PFAS. The report comes as the EPA moves to loosen limits for several PFAS compounds and delay compliance deadlines for utilities until 2031. EWG argues the scale of exposure makes weaker rules indefensible.
February 2026
- EPA ActionNorth Carolina Health News · February 9, 2026
Congress debates chemical safety law as North Carolina's PFAS crisis offers a warning
A House bill would weaken how states can regulate chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Public health advocates point to North Carolina's decade-long fight with Chemours over PFAS in the Cape Fear River as proof that federal enforcement has not been enough. Supporters of the bill say current state rules create a patchwork for industry.
January 2026
- EPA ActionWRAL · January 15, 2026
North Carolina pushes back as EPA moves to scale back PFAS reporting
North Carolina joined a dozen other states in opposing an EPA proposal that would narrow which companies have to report PFAS releases. The state argued the change would hide pollution from communities already dealing with contamination. Attorney General Jeff Jackson said the reporting rule is one of the few tools residents have to track where PFAS is coming from.