Facing Hill Pressure, ATSDR Plans Release Of Draft PFAS Risk Levels

Facing bipartisan pressure from Congress, the federal health agency that the White House blocked from releasing draft risk values for four perfluorinated chemicals because they were stricter than EPA levels says it is now preparing to issue the chemical profiles for public comment. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), an agency under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told Inside EPA in a May 14 email that it is “preparing to release” a draft toxicological...