EPA’s CERCLA PFAS Plan Drives Cost, Reporting Uncertainty, Sources Say

EPA says its proposed rule listing two PFAS as Superfund hazardous substances will offer a more-complete picture of where releases of the chemicals occur, one of only a handful of the measure’s direct effects, but sources doubt it will trigger much reporting at current reporting levels because the two substances have largely been phased out of production and use. The questions over the proposed rule’s reporting obligations are one of several significant uncertainties surrounding the proposal as those tracking the...