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Committee amends, releases bill requiring DEP PFAS assessments every five years

New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee · May 22, 2025
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Summary

S.1043 was amended to require DEP to consult the Drinking Water Quality Institute and to perform PFAS assessments every five years (instead of annually), focusing on unregulated PFAS and child‑health protection; the committee released the bill after debate over DEP resources.

Senator Greenstein’s bill S.1043, which directs the Department of Environmental Protection to assess regulation of per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), was amended and released after hours of testimony and discussion about science, funding and agency capacity.

Environmental advocates including Angelie Ramos of the New Jersey Sierra Club…

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