AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPFAS Rulemaking: Wisconsin’s DNR opened a comment period on draft groundwater standards for six PFAS, including PFOA, PFOS and GenX, with a virtual public hearing set for July 23. PFAS Cleanup Fight: Vermont’s NEWSVT is appealing an environmental court decision that would require an Act 250 permit for a permanent PFAS removal system at a landfill, arguing over regulator authority and standing. Hydrogen Push: India started pilot hydrogen production at Kalpakkam using nuclear-heat steam for water splitting, while Canada’s Vema Hydrogen began natural hydrogen test drilling in Quebec. Specialty Chemicals Expansion: India’s DACL Fine Chem will buy ~50 acres at Auro Industrial Park in Kakinada SEZ to build a specialty chemicals plant. Energy Deal: Abu Dhabi’s XRG and Italy’s Eni will each take 32% stakes in Argentina upstream blocks feeding an LNG project, with YPF retaining 36%. Regulation Backlash: US AGs, led by Raoul, opposed EPA proposals to weaken coal ash rules tied to toxic metals leaching into water. Market Watch: Clean beauty and hair oil segments keep growing fast, with clean beauty projected to hit $31.9B by 2035 and hair oils forecast to reach $10B by 2035.
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