House Republicans are pressing EPA for details on whether the agency is still planning on proposing a rule that would designate more “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law.
House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) sent a letter to the agency Friday expressing concern “with the scope of any new designations.”
In April, EPA finalized a rule that designated two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, or CERCLA. That law gives the agency authority to go after chemical polluters and make the company pay for cleanup of contaminated sites.
EPA last year opened up a public comment period asking for input on adding an additional seven PFAS to CERCLA’s hazardous substances list.
