Dicamba drift has damaged millions of acres of soybeans, and caused devastating damage to farms, home gardens, native plants and wildlife refuges throughout the Midwest and South. Experts have found ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday its proposed decision to reregister dicamba, a herbicide widely used on soybean and cotton farms that has been banned twice by federal courts.

The EPA originally adopted its PFAS rule under the Biden administration in April 2024, setting limits on six types of chemicals. Limits on just two of those – PFOS and PFOA – will remain set ...

The EPA plans to re-evaluate limits for certain PFAS, including GenX, and lengthen the deadline for utilities to meet safe drinking water standards.

The Trump administration has announced plans to weaken drinking water limits for toxic “forever chemicals” despite its promises to “Make America Healthy Again.” “Forever chemicals” are … ...

EPA scientists working in the Office of Research and Development could be reassigned to help reduce a “massive backlog” of pesticides and chemicals awaiting agency approval, Administrator Lee ...

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining ...

The agency also said it plans to start a program called PFAS OUT to “share resources, tools, funding, and technical assistance to help utilities meet the federal drinking water standards.” ...

The EPA said it would keep standards in place for two common types of PFAS, referred to as PFOA and PFOS, and give utilities two extra years — until 2031 — to comply and treat for the chemicals.

EPA to rollback 'forever chemical' rule, extend timelines. By Reuters. May 14, 2025 3:52 PM UTC Updated May 14, 2025 ... EPA plans to issue a proposed rule this fall and finalize it by spring 2026.

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining ...