Michigan quickly enforces new PFAS standard

Michigan regulators have wasted little time enforcing their new drinking water standard for two perfluorinated chemicals, filing suit under the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) to compel continued cleanup of tannery wastes containing the chemicals on the same day that it codified EPA's health advisory levels for the substances. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Jan. 10 filed suit in federal court under RCRA and the state Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to ensure Wolverine World Wide,...