Environmentalists Urge Speedy EPA PFAS Scrutiny Under Multiple Statutes

Environmental and community activists are urging EPA to quickly develop regulations to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under multiple environmental statutes, arguing that upcoming drinking water standards will do little to address the underlying cause of the pollution or the disposal of water treatment wastes. “You guys are way too far behind the ball,” Loreen Hackett, an activist from Hoosick Falls, NY, told EPA officials during a March 2 EPA virtual meeting on environmental justice (EJ) considerations for its...