🌍EPA Adds PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory Starting 2025
Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Beginning With Reporting Year 2025
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). Specifically, this action updates the regulations to identify nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that must be reported pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020 NDAA) enacted on December 20, 2019. As this action is being taken to conform the regulations to a Congressional legislative mandate, notice and comment rulemaking is unnecessary.
Agencies
- Environmental Protection Agency
Business Impact
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The regulation requires businesses that manufacture, process, or use certain PFAS to report them under the Toxics Release Inventory starting in 2025. This affects compliance and regulatory requirements for many industries, which may incur costs for reporting and compliance measures.