Industry Expands Push To Block Use Of Class-Based PFAS Methods

The chemical industry and other sectors are looking beyond EPA to block other state and federal agencies from adopting class-based approaches to assessing and regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), warning it could undercut development of critical new technologies and increase remedial costs. For example, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) recently urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to refrain from grouping various PFAS polymers as it considers creating a new program under the bipartisan infrastructure law to fund development of...