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PFAS Amendments to House Defense Bill Would Monitor Contamination and Speed Cleanup
Amendments proposed Tuesday to the House version of a must-pass defense bill would dramatically expand efforts to monitor and clean up contamination of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.
Bipartisan Senate Compromise Amendment Expands PFAS Monitoring
A bipartisan amendment proposed for the Senate version of an annual defense spending bill would dramatically expand efforts to monitor the scope of the toxic PFAS chemical contamination crisis.
Defense Bill Heading to House Floor Includes Provision Banning Toxic Firefighting Foam on Military Bases
The House of Representatives will soon consider a must-pass piece of legislation that includes a provision to prohibit the use on military installations of firefighting foam containing the toxic...
3M Study Found PFAS in Food Nearly 20 Years Ago
Laboratory tests conducted nearly 20 years ago that have gone largely unreported found high levels of the toxic fluorinated chemical known as PFAS a number of popular supermarket foods.
Trump FDA: Eating Foods with Toxic PFAS Chemicals ‘Not a Concern’
The two top officials with the Food and Drug Administration today dismissed test results by the agency's own scientists that found high levels of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in food.
Provision Banning Toxic Firefighting Foam on Military Bases Will Get Senate Vote
The Senate will soon consider a must-pass piece of legislation, including a provision to prohibit the use on military installations of firefighting foam containing the toxic fluorinated chemicals...
Senate Environment Committee Considers Legislative Package To Combat PFAS Contamination Crisis
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing today to consider a number of legislative proposals that would begin to address the growing public health crisis from exposure to the...
Bill To Ban PFAS Chemicals From Food Packaging Would Eliminate Major Source of Exposure
A bill introduced today in Congress would ban the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS from use in a primary source of exposure to the compounds.
Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Set Legal Limit for PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
A bipartisan group of senators, led by Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Shelley Capito (R-W.V.), introduced legislation today to require the Environmental Protection Agency to set a health-protective...
Bipartisan Bills Would Require Coordinated Cleanup of PFAS Chemicals at Federal Facilities
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives introduced legislation today to improve cooperation between state regulators and federal agencies, including the Pentagon, to address PFAS...
Mapping the PFAS Contamination Crisis: New Data Show 610 Sites in 43 States
Lawmakers Introduce Bill Forcing EPA To Set Legal Limit for All PFAS in Drinking Water
A bipartisan bill introduced in the House today would require the Environmental Protection Agency to set a health-protective legal limit in drinking water for the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as...
EPA’s Proposed PFAS Guidance Falls Far Short on Public Health Protection and Cleanup
The draft interim recommendations for cleanup of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS, announced today by Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, are a woefully inadequate...
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Assist Vets, Military Families Exposed to PFAS Chemicals
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) have reintroduced a bill to help veterans, service members and their families with health problems potentially triggered by exposure to the toxic...
Michigan Legislators Introduce Legislation To Ensure Health Care for Veterans Exposed to PFAS Chemicals
Today Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), with members of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, introduced the Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act. This legislation...
In Senate Hearing, EPA’s Wheeler Rejects Calls To Ban Asbestos, Dodges Risks From PFAS Chemicals
In testimony today before a Senate appropriations committee, Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler refused to support banning asbestos, one of the deadliest known carcinogens, and...
Report: Despite Growing Contamination Crisis, PFAS Chemical Use in U.S. Swells
Between 2012 and 2016, at least 30 new fluorinated chemicals, commonly called PFAS, were produced in significant volumes, according to Environmental Protection Agency data analyzed by Public Employees...
Bipartisan PFAS Monitoring Bills Introduced in Congress
Today Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Reps. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) and Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) introduced bipartisan legislation to sample water for contamination with the...
Army Backs Down on FOIA, Waives $300K Fee for PFAS Contamination Data
Under pressure from Environmental Working Group and Capitol Hill lawmakers, the Army today agreed to waive its fee of almost $300,000 to process a public records request seeking information about...
AP: Army Wants Nearly $300K To Disclose PFAS Contaminant Data at Military Bases
The Army is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars to fulfill a public records request from EWG seeking data on military sites where drinking water sources are contaminated with toxic fluorinated...
