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Federal Register · January 6, 2025
The title they went with Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Beginning With Reporting Year 2025 Noisy translates that to

Nine more PFAS chemicals now require mandatory pollution reports

What happened
US environmental regulators added nine specific PFAS chemicals to the list of substances companies must report. Companies that use or release these chemicals must now track and disclose their emissions to the government, starting in 2025.
Why it matters
This rule means US environmental regulators will get new data on the release of these specific PFAS chemicals. This data will show where these chemicals are being used and released, which was previously unknown for these particular substances. This is part of a multi-year effort to understand and regulate PFAS chemicals, which have been linked to health and environmental concerns.
The signal
Watch for the first public release of the 2025 reporting data to see which companies and industries report these chemicals, and in what quantities.
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