It’s the last month of 2024, and what a year it’s been! It has been our pleasure to bring you the latest PFAS headlines and share our insights into how these news stories may impact your organization, community, or business. Here are a few more that may have slipped under the radar while folks have […]
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In the last couple of years, the U.S. EPA and state agencies have stepped up efforts to address lead in the nation’s drinking water. The latest revisions to the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) are set to go into effect on October 16, 2024. Yet, even before those revisions can be implemented, they may
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The U.S. EPA may be reaching the end of its four-year PFAS Strategic Roadmap, but there are still a few loose ends to tie up. This summer also brought us plenty of state-level PFAS action as at least five states enacted bans on PFAS in consumer products. In this post, we look at some recent
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If you’ve been around long enough, you probably remember when the news first broke that asbestos, which had kept people safe for nearly a century, could actually kill us. Suddenly asbestos awareness was everywhere, particularly in schools. After a few decades of asbestos abatement, you might think the problem has been solved. I mean, we’re
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Issuing federally enforceable limits for PFAS in drinking water was a key action outlined in the U.S. EPA’s 2021-2024 PFAS Strategic Roadmap. In 2023, the agency released its initial proposal. Then, after considering more than 120,000 public comments and a review of the final rule by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the final rule was
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Once the U.S. EPA’s final NPDWR (National Primary Drinking Water Regulations) for PFAS are published, state limits will need to be equal to or below those set by the EPA. As we wait for the EPA to publish its final rule, we thought it might be interesting to do a level-set on where drinking water
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Feb. 2, 2024 – Happy New Year! As we step into 2024, it’s tempting to look back at 2023 and call it the “Year of PFAS.” After all, a lot happened in the last twelve months. Here are just a few of the actions worth noting: Thousands of public water systems across the country began
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We’re less than a month into the new year, and plenty has happened in the world of PFAS contamination and testing . To help Pace® customers stay up to date, we’ve compiled the latest news and developments we think should be on everyone’s radar. U.S. EPA Opens the Books on PFAS Reporting Data While there
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The PFAS contamination, testing, and regulatory landscape has been changing at breakneck speed as the U.S. EPA continues to implement its PFAS Strategic Roadmap for 2021-2024. To help Pace® customers stay up to date, we’re compiling the latest news and developments we think should be on everyone’s radar. Where Are the MCLs? The U.S. EPA’s goal
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Evolves PFAS Reporting Standards For those that have read the book Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson, you might understand the reference. To those that have not, just consider it a cheesy Wisconsin-based pun. But to be fair, WDNR is not moving anyone’s cheese; they are simply evolving with the
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