Democrats Offer To Ease TSCA Freeze On PFAS But Fall Short Of GOP Calls

Correction Appended House Democrats are proposing to narrow a TSCA moratorium on EPA approvals of new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under a bill headed to the floor July 20, allowing for critical PFAS uses in R&D on drugs, medical devices and personal protective equipment (PPE) though the plan falls short of GOP calls for broader liability exemptions. A proposed manager’s amendment to H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act, offered by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone...