Carper Steps Up Push To Strengthen PFAS Rules After Congress’ Failure

Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), the top Democrat on the Senate environment committee, is stepping up his efforts to get legislative measures passed this year to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under drinking water and Superfund laws after lawmakers were unable to secure a deal on the measures in defense legislation. Carper, in a Dec. 12 press release, pointed to military families affected by PFAS contamination, and called for designating the two most studied PFAS -- perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and...