The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer

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The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency designated two types of “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law. The move will make it easier for the government to force the manufacturers of these chemicals, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or pfas, to shoulder the costs of cleaning them out of the environment.  The EPA “will focus enforcement on parties who significantly contributed to the release of…