From Inside PFAS Policy

EPA Assessment Spurs Calls For Quick Action To Address PFAS In Sludge

January 15, 2025
In the wake of EPA’s draft assessment finding risks from PFAS in sewage sludge, environmentalists are calling for states, wastewater treatment plants and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to step up their mitigation efforts, arguing the analysis did not use conservative approaches yet still found significant risks from current disposal practices. Betsy Southerland, a former EPA water and Superfund official now with the Environmental Protection Network of EPA alumni, says she does not expect the incoming Trump administration to...


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