States Petition EPA To List Four PFAS As Hazardous Air Pollutants

Three states are petitioning EPA to list four PFAS as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), a request that if granted would open the door to regulating the releases under the agency’s air toxics rules and, the petitioners say, prevent the chemicals from being shifted from one medium to another. North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico filed an Aug. 29 petition , asking EPA to list perflurooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid...