EPA Floats TRI Plan To End Trump-Era De Minimis Waiver For PFAS Reports

EPA has sent to the White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) for review a proposed rule to remove a Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting exemption for de minimis releases of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), advancing the rule after promises to do so in response to a lawsuit brought by environmentalists. OMB Aug. 15 received EPA’s proposed rule to change the reporting requirements for PFAS in order to eliminate a de minimis reporting exemption for PFAS, according...