Environmentalists Call Lummis’ PFAS Liability Waiver Bills ‘Unnecessary’

Environmentalists are strongly opposing Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ (R-WY) recently-introduced legislative package that aims to provide targeted relief from Superfund PFAS liability for five sectors that argue they have no control over their releases of the chemicals -- bills the citizen groups are calling “unnecessary” and a “distraction.” “Congress should be working to ensure that the communities poisoned by PFAS for more than 50 years finally get cleaned up, instead of introducing bills that shield potential polluters,” Environmental Working Group (EWG)...