Overview

• The EPA has proposed rescinding limits on GenX, PFNA, and PFAS mixtures while maintaining PFOA and PFOS standards at 4 ppt, with compliance deadlines extended to 2031.
• Environmental groups have filed lawsuits against the EPA, citing the Safe Drinking Water Act to challenge the rollback of drinking water protections.
• Nearly 12% of U.S. water utilities already exceed the current PFAS limits, raising concerns about public health risks from bioaccumulative toxins linked to cancer and other diseases.
• The Biden-era PFAS rule, established in 2024, aimed to address contamination with $1.5 billion in annual compliance costs, supported by federal infrastructure funding and polluter-pays settlements.
• Global and state-level efforts to ban or restrict PFAS continue, with France, the EU, and major U.S. retailers committing to PFAS-free products in response to mounting evidence of harm.