Environmentalists Sue EPA To Force Release Of PFAS ‘Safety’ Data

Two environmental groups are mounting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit to compel release of what they say is key “health and safety” data on PFAS contamination in fluorinated plastic containers at the heart of a sprawling legal fight over the agency’s authority to regulate the chemicals. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed a complaint on Feb. 15 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that EPA violated...