Selected Compliance and Industry News

Administrator Zeldin Announces Major EPA Actions to Combat PFAS Contamination — 2025-04-28

A long list that included in part the designation of an agency lead for PFAS, the creation of effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) for certain PFAS to stop these forever chemicals from entering drinking water systems, and initiatives to engage with Congress and industry to establish a clear liability framework that ensures the polluter pays and passive receivers are protected. [ full text ]

EPA Administrator Zeldin Celebrates First Month of Trump Administration Accomplishments — 2025-03-02

The newly announced Powering the Great American Comeback initiative consists of five pillars that will guide the EPA’s work over the first 100 days and beyond. [ full text ]

NIOSH Publishes 2024 List of Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings — 2025-01-06

While the criteria for determining a hazardous drugs remains the same (carcinogenicity, developmental toxicity (including teratogenicity), reproductive toxicity, genotoxicity, organ toxicity at low doses, or a structure toxicity profile that mimics existing drugs determined to be hazardous, the tables have been reduced from three to two and the criteria for each table has therefore been revised. [ full text ]

Lee M. Zeldin Sworn in as 17th EPA Administrator — 2025-01-30

On January 29, 2025, Lee Zeldin was sworn in as the 17th Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Administrator Zeldin will work closely with the dedicated career officials at the agency to fulfill the agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment. [ full text ]