Senate EPW Gathering Stakeholder Input For Bipartisan PFAS Bill

The Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee’s Democratic staff is gathering input from outside stakeholders as they work to craft a bipartisan bill addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which may set out less stringent requirements than a House-passed bill in order to win enough support in the evenly-divided Senate. Senate Democrats are “clearly focused” on what they can get through committee and a 50-50 split Senate, says one source familiar with the committee’s thinking. An industry observer believes...