Two States Target Airports For PFAS Pollution, Diverging From EPA Stance

June 21, 2024
Two states -- Michigan and Washington -- are pursuing commercial airports for cleanup of PFAS contamination, taking a stance contrary to the position adopted by EPA, which pledged to limit such enforcement against airports and other public service entities when it named the two most studied PFAS as Superfund “hazardous substances.” The actions underscore how some states -- eight of which have listed certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances -- can take more aggressive action than EPA...


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