EPA Adds PFAS to TRI List for 2026 Reporting
On October 7, 2025, EPA announced the addition of a new PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI): PFHxS-Na (CASRN 82382-12-5). PFHxS-Na is a salt associated with the PFAS PFHxS (CASRN 335-46-4). The addition takes effect January 1, 2026. EPA will likely publish the formal amendment to the list of TRI-reportable chemicals in the Federal […]
EPA Proposes Adding Over 100 PFAS to TRI List
Significantly more PFAS substances would be subject to Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting under a proposed rule published by EPA on October 8, 2024. The proposed rule would add 16 individual PFAS and 15 PFAS categories to the TRI list, which currently contains 196 PFAS. The proposed additions would be made due to their potential […]
EPA Finalizes TRI PFAS Reporting Rule
On October 31, EPA published its final rule, Changes to Reporting Requirements for PFAS and to Supplier Notifications for Chemicals of Special Concern which modifies the requirements for TRI reporting. These new requirements take effect November 30, 2023, and will apply for the reporting year beginning January 1, 2024; first reports with these requirements will […]
Environmental Groups Drop Lawsuit Following EPA Finalization of TRI PFAS Reporting Rule
Environmental and health advocate groups, including the National PFAS Contamination Coalition and Union of Concerned Scientists, have dropped their lawsuit against EPA, challenging two of the Agency’s rules related to PFAS reporting under the Toxics Release Inventory of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The 2022 lawsuit alleged that the Agency’s rules Implementing Statutory […]
Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain PFAS Substances to the Toxics Release Inventory Reporting
In July 2022, EPA released a final rule adding five PFAS to the list of chemicals required to be reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). TRI tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to […]
EPA PFAS Strategic Roadmap
EPA has compiled a roadmap outlining Key Actions to address the risks posed by PFAS. The roadmap identifies key actions under TSCA and other statutes including the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and Superfund. TSCA The roadmap calls for EPA to “close the door” on abandoned PFAS; i.e., PFAS chemicals that are […]