Environmentalists Seek To Close ‘Loopholes’ In Bid To Curb New PFAS Uses

April 22, 2020
Even as they push EPA to ban new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), environmentalists are urging the agency to close a series of “loopholes and exceptions” that they say have allowed continued widespread use of the compounds even in cases where the agency has required toxics law testing or imposed other limits. In a series of comment letters responding to premanufacture notices (PMNs) over the past few months, a host of local and national groups have urged the agency to...


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