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Drinking water is one of the most common routes of exposure to PFAS. PFAS have polluted the tap water of at least 16 million people in 33 states and Puerto Rico, as well as groundwater in at least 38 states.
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Update May 22, 2026

EPA Backtracks on First-Ever Limits on Forever Chemicals

The EPA's plans would jeopardize the drinking water of up to 105 million people across the U.S.
Almost everyone in the U.S. has traces of PFAS in their body because the chemicals have contaminated the air, soil, and water — including the drinking water for approximately 200 million people nationwide. (Cavan Images)
From the Experts May 18, 2026

The EPA Says It’s Tough on Forever Chemicals, So Why Is Zeldin Weakening PFAS Rules?

PFAS rollbacks raise serious questions about whose side the agency is on.
Drinking water is one of the most common routes of exposure to PFAS. PFAS have polluted the tap water of at least 16 million people in 33 states and Puerto Rico, as well as groundwater in at least 38 states.
(Yipeng Ge / Getty Images)
Press Release May 18, 2026

Trump EPA Proposes to Eliminate and Delay Protections from Toxic Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water

The plan would weaken protections for up to 105 million people nationwide
document May 15, 2026

Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Repeal Public Health Regulations for Ethylene Oxide

In March, EPA announced a proposed rule to roll back public health regulations adopted in 2024 for commercial sterilizer facilities that use ethylene oxide to sterilize medical equipment and spices.…
document May 14, 2026

Ruling: Court Orders EPA to Redo Rule for decaBDE

A federal appeals court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it refused to regulate significant exposures to the toxic flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE).
Infants and children face especially high risks from decaBDE, because they are more likely to inhale or ingest the chemical and are more vulnerable to its effects. (Tanaphong Toochinda / Unsplash)
Press Release: Victory May 14, 2026

Court Orders EPA to Redo Weak Rule for Toxic Flame Retardant Chemical

Ruling says the agency failed to justify its lenient regulation of decaBDE
The fire at the incinerator in Miami-Dade County in 2023. (Juan Carlos Esquivel)
Press Release May 11, 2026

Zeldin’s EPA Is Letting Trash Incinerators Poison Children. Now It’s Being Sued

Weak federal rules allow incinerators to release cancer-causing pollutants into communities of color, harming children’s development before they are even born
Press Release May 11, 2026

La EPA de Zeldin Permite que los Incineradores de Basura Envenenen a los Niños. Ahora Enfrenta una Demanda

Las débiles normativas federales permiten que los incineradores liberen contaminantes cancerígenos en comunidades de color, perjudicando el desarrollo de los niños incluso antes de que nazcan
document May 11, 2026

Petition for Review: LMWC Rule

This lawsuit, filed by Earthjustice and the Environmental Integrity Project on behalf of Sierra Club, Ironbound Community Corporation, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, South Baltimore Community Land Trust, and…
Press Release April 27, 2026

Industria Química Solicita a la Corte Suprema que la Proteja de Demandas por Cáncer Vinculadas con Pesticidas

Si la Corte falla a favor de la industria química, pacientes con cáncer y trabajadores agrícolas podrían perder su único recurso para obtener una compensación cuando los pesticidas tóxicos les…
The U.S. Supreme Court. (Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)
Press Release April 27, 2026

Chemical Industry Asks Supreme Court to Shield them from Cancer Lawsuits from Pesticides

If the Court sides with the chemical industry, cancer patients and farmworkers could lose their only path to compensation when toxic pesticides make them sick
The U.S. Supreme Court. (William Manning / Getty Images)
From the Experts April 23, 2026

What to Expect at Oral Argument in Monsanto Company v. Durnell

The case is one of thousands brought by people who got non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after applying Monsanto’s Roundup. Two FIFRA regulations will likely loom large at argument.
Press Release April 2, 2026

EPA Busca Atribuirse el Mérito por Lista de Vigilancia de Contaminantes Mientras Desmantela Protecciones Existentes

Mientras afirma promover la salud, la EPA está eliminando las protecciones contra sustancias químicas tóxicas presentes en el aire, los alimentos y el agua
Almost everyone in the U.S. has traces of PFAS in their body because the chemicals have contaminated the air, soil, and water — including the drinking water for approximately 200 million people nationwide. (Cavan Images)
Press Release April 2, 2026

Zeldin’s EPA Seeks Credit for Contaminant Watchlist While Rolling Back Existing Protections

While claiming to promote health, the EPA is removing protections from toxic chemicals in air, food, and water
document April 1, 2026

Amicus Brief: Monsanto v. Durnell

The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing Monsanto v. Durnell, a case that could determine whether people harmed by pesticides can still bring so-called failure-to-warn claims under state law.
Nurdles, in particular, resemble fish eggs and are mistaken for food by marine wildlife.  A dead fish with plastic pellets in its mouth, washed ashore near the Wellawatte neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Saman Abesiriwardana / Pacific Press via Alamy)
feature March 19, 2026

Where Do Microplastics Come From and Why Are They Polluting Our Waters?

Microplastics can now be found just about everywhere in the environment, including – most alarming – in our own bodies.
Diane Wilson gathers nurdles, or plastic pellets, in Seadrift, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2026. (Danielle Villasana for Earthjustice)
Press Release March 19, 2026

Waterkeeper Moves to Intervene in Texas’ Lawsuit Over Dow Chemical’s Plastic Pollution

Local group hopes to join the suit to ensure environmental enforcement that would prevent plastic pollution from entering San Antonio Bay
document March 19, 2026

Petition for Intervention for SABEW

This is a petition for intervention into Texas's state lawsuit against Dow, et al., for microplastics pollution from its Seadrift Plastics facility.