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ICYMI: 7 Highlights from the Pace® PFAS in Biosolids Webinar

Analytical + Environmental / Paige Morford

Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting our most recent PFAS Webinar: Biosolids Analysis for PFAS: Challenges, Considerations, and Options. This webinar featured Paul Jackson, Pace® Environmental Compliance and Emerging Contaminants Program Manager, and Nick Nigro, Pace® PFAS Product Manager. The webinar was viewed by hundreds of attendees who asked some insightful questions, both at the end and offline. […]

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The Latest on PFAS, CERCLA, and Passive Receivers

Analytical + Environmental / Paul Jackson

On September 17, EPA issued a press release that included, among other things, an update on the liability issues regarding passive receivers. Since this issue impacts many of our clients, I’ve been getting calls and questions, asking for my perspectives. Now that several weeks have passed, I’ve had time to consider the matter and wanted to provide some

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Pace® PFAS News and Views – October 2025

Analytical + Environmental / Lindsay Boone, M.Sc.

The last few weeks have been very busy for the PFAS team here at Pace®. Typically, I cover both federal and state PFAS action in our monthly newsletter. However, with the publication of the Spring Unified Agenda, there is so much activity at the federal level I decided to make that our sole focus in this

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9 PFAS-Related Items on the OMB’s Unified Agenda

Analytical + Environmental / Paul Jackson

As the Pace® Program Manager for Environmental Compliance, I am often asked what PFAS regulatory actions our clients can expect from U.S. EPA. The Spring 2025 Unified Agenda released by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a good place to begin to answer this question. As expected, several of the agenda items in the

Pace® PFAS News and Views – September 2025

Analytical + Environmental / Lindsay Boone, M.Sc.

The PFAS regulatory landscape has been relatively quiet the last few weeks. Nevertheless, in this month’s PFAS News & Views, we call out a few stories that could have a big impact in the months and years to come, including several impactful court decisions. FEDERAL ACTIONS EPA Publishes New PFAS/NPDWR Fact Sheet on Sampling

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State PFAS Legislation: Here’s the Score at Halftime

Analytical + Environmental / Paul Jackson

Earlier this year, I did an analysis of the PFAS-related bills proposed at the state level in 2025. I wanted to see if the legislative focus had changed, e.g., less attention paid to drinking water and more to other matrices such as biosolids. That post was written early enough into the new year that most bills had

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NPDES Permitting: PFAS Testing & Reporting Requirements

Analytical + Environmental / Lindsay Boone, M.Sc.

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) was added as an amendment to the Clean Water Act in 1972. Although PFAS testing is not yet mandated nationwide through the NPDES program, the U.S. EPA released guidance to the states in late 2022, recommending that state administrators consider adding PFAS in wastewater (and later stormwater and

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Pace® PFAS News and Views – August 2025

Analytical + Environmental / Lindsay Boone, M.Sc.

It’s hard to believe, but Pace® PFAS News & Views is already in its fourth year of publication! This month, we decided to freshen up our style by dividing the monthly newsletter into four distinct sections: federal actions, state actions, topics of interest, and conferences & webinars. Our goal is to continue to provide relevant

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Pace® PFAS News and Views – July 2025

Analytical + Environmental / Lindsay Boone, M.Sc.

The start of any new EPA administration brings a period of uncertainty as we all watch to see how the agency will carry out the mandate given to it by Congress. With the regulatory freeze officially over, things are starting to move forward. However, this month’s PFAS News and Views focuses on developing stories that

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Pace® PFAS News and Views – June 2025

Analytical + Environmental / Lindsay Boone, M.Sc.

We’re six months into 2025, and now that the new U.S. EPA administration has had a chance to review current programs and proposals, we’re starting to see some noteworthy announcements. As usual, we’ll share the highlights in this month’s News and Views. EPA Announces Major Actions to Combat PFAS In a much-anticipated announcement,

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