Facilities Face First-Time CARB PFAS Emissions-Reporting Requirements

Potentially thousands of California industrial facilities are facing first-time PFAS emissions-reporting requirements under recently expanded state air toxics “hot spots” program rules, underscoring continually growing concerns among state regulators about the “forever” chemicals’ potential impact on human health across several environmental media. “The recent amendments to the AB 2588 Air Toxics ‘Hot Spots’ Emission Inventory Criteria and Guidelines (EICG) Regulation added a new requirement to report the emissions or presence of PFAS at many facilities in California beginning with emissions...