Pressure Builds To Uphold House PFAS Measures In Final Defense Bill

Pressure is building on House and Senate conferees to the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to uphold more than a dozen measures addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), even as lawmakers punt formal conference committee negotiations until after the Nov. 3 election. While House lawmakers and environmentalists are calling for support of PFAS measures in the existing House version of the bill, 20 Democratic and Independent state and territory attorneys general (AGs) are backing many of those...