Capito, Incoming EPW Chair, Pledges To Ease Biden EPA’s PFAS Rules

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) is planning to take actions to ease the effects of the Biden EPA’s first-time PFAS rules when she leads the Senate environment committee in the 119th Congress, including pushing legislation waiving Superfund liability for some passive receivers and ensuring the drinking water rule is more “workable” for utilities. In comments during a Nov. 20 hearing to mark the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Capito, who will take over the Environment and...