Former Official Touts PFAS Grouping In Push For Strict TSCA Rules

Betsy Southerland, a former top EPA official, is urging the Biden administration to group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for regulation, an approach the agency has been slow to adopt, saying it is critical for regulating PFAS under TSCA and other actions needed to strengthen the PFAS Action Plan. Southerland, who now plays a role in the Environmental Protection Network of former EPA officials and held high-ranking positions in EPA’s water and waste offices before retiring in 2017, tells Inside...