Senators ‘Hopeful’ Defense Bill Will Include Superfund PFAS Measure

June 19, 2019
A bipartisan group of senators say they remain hopeful that legislative language requiring EPA to designate perfluorinated compounds as “hazardous substances” subject to liability under the Superfund law will eventually be included in the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill, which is slated for consideration later this week. Their comments indicate that negotiations over the legacy waste issue are ongoing even as there is agreement on other provisions. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Environment and...


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