Industry Asks OMB To Approve EPA Rule Barring Most Long-Chain PFC Uses

The chemical industry is urging the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to swiftly review an EPA regulatory proposal that would broadly limit allowable uses of long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylate (LCPFAC) and perfluoroalkly sulfonate (PFAS) chemicals, part of an effort to shore up industry's phase-out agreement with the agency. The chemical industry association American Chemistry Council (ACC) and other industry representatives met with OMB and EPA staff as well as staff from the White House Council on Environmental Quality...