The Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class
Managing the risk of these “forever chemicals” has focused primarily on one chemical—out of thousands—at a time. It doesn’t work, so we must change th...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
CA Lagging Behind on PFAS, But Has the Chance to Do It Right
The estimated number of Californians affected by water contaminated by toxic PFAS chemicals is rising. Data released just last week confirms that California has...
PFAS Blood Tests: Needed but Denied
Guest blog by Andrea Amico, a PFAS community leader from Portsmouth, NH. She is passionate about advocating for answers and action on behalf of PFAS impacted co...
California on PFAS: Missing the Forest Through the Trees
California is missing a huge opportunity to deal more comprehensively with a large class of toxic, ‘forever’ chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl su...
Michigan PFAS Testing: Good Start but Many Still at Risk
The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) released their final report from 2018’s statewide sampling of water supplies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl subst...
EPA Yet Again Fails to Set Health-Protective Levels for PFAS
Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft interim recommendations for addressing groundwater contaminated with PFOA and PFOS. EPA...