US EditionEPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals
- President Biden's administration has implemented a policy to restrict the spread of PFOS and PFOA, chemicals used in products like firefighting foam and Teflon coatings.
- These chemicals are now designated as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, allowing the EPA to hold responsible parties accountable for cleaning up pollution.
- Despite no longer being produced in the US, PFOS and PFOA, known as forever chemicals, have contaminated the drinking water of millions of Americans.
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Biden EPA declares two forever chemicals are hazardous, making it easier to force polluters to pay for toxic waste cleanups
For the first time polluters could be forced to clean up sites contaminated with a pair of forever chemicals that build up in human blood, cause cancer and other diseases and take years to leave the body. The new policy from President Joe Biden’s administration is the latest attempt to prevent the further spread of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), used for decades by 3M to make firefighting foam and Scotchgard stain repellent, and perfluoro…
US designates PFAS chemicals as Superfund hazardous substances
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country's Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds known as "forever chemicals."
U.S. designates PFAS chemicals as Superfund hazardous substances
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country's Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds known as "forever chemicals."
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