'More than PFOA and PFOS are at stake.' MelanieBenesh of the ewg sounded the alarm on five Republican bills that could weaken emerging regulations of toxic forever chemicals and punch loopholes in a bedrock environmental law:
listing two PFAS—perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid —as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, officially the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, in August 2022.
Now, EWG says Lummis and Boozman's bills would not only weaken this initial attempt to regulate PFAS, but the strength of the Superfund law all together. In a statement, Lummis and Boozman argued that their bills would protect sectors that either did not contribute to PFAS contamination or were required to use substances containing PFAS.
In this case, the EPA has already promised to focus on manufacturers and government facilities rather than water utilities, farmers, fire departments, airports, or landfills. It also tends to settle quickly with innocent parties, which then protects them from being sued by outside groups.apply to just five sympathetic sectors. But those aren't the only ones clamoring for an escape from liability.
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