Former Officials Challenge Freedhoff’s Claims On PFAS Data Availability

Three former EPA officials are renewing calls for the agency to use TSCA authority to order Chemours to conduct new toxicity testing of dozens of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), pushing back on claims from EPA’s chemicals chief that the data “already exist” even as they sue over the agency’s failure to order the tests. “We urge EPA to prioritize its mission of protecting health and the environment by making full use of its authority to obtain the data necessary...