Senators Seek First-Time Funds For EPA To Study PFAS, Coronavirus Link

Top Senate Democrats are pressing appropriators to provide more than $20 million for EPA’s regulatory and research work on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fiscal year 2021, including first-time funds for the agency to study whether exposure to the chemicals exacerbates the effects of COVID-19. In a Sept. 11 letter , a group of 21 Senate Democrats asked Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Tom Udall (D-NM), leaders of the Senate Interior appropriations subcommittee, to provide a total of $22.4...