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“The navigator tool is the next step in the evolution of the U.S. EPA’s strategy for collecting and publishing information about the latest available technologies for managing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
The agency under the Trump administration has said it’s been focused on accelerating the pace and scope of PFAS-related research, mainly by partnering with outside agencies and private industry. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has said PFAS technology has made ‘extraordinary’ advancements in the last 20 months.
But the agency has also faced criticism from environmental groups over the rollback of PFAS-related rules for drinking water, as well as calls to focus more research and data on sewage sludge issues.
The EPA first announced the navigator tool as part of its broader PFAS Technology Evaluation, Coordination, and Harmonization Strategy, a plan announced last week. EPA envisions the plan will help ‘inform on-the-ground decision-making’ by advancing a range of pilot programs, establishing public-private partnerships and collaborating on several destruction technology research projects.”…