Report lists 475 facilities may be discharging PFAS

Environmentalists are pointing to new findings that at least 475 industrial facilities may be releasing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a list that defines the universe of private sector facilities that may face liability and fuel efforts to regulate releases under air, water and other laws. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) analyzed two EPA online databases and data from a New York survey to identify 475 industrial sites known to produce or use PFAS, or are suspected of using PFAS...