Michigan’s Democratic senators—and Republican senators from other states—want to know whether multiple new federal standards and extensive studies are justified for a family of ubiquitous chemicals that are contaminating drinking water across the country.
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) called for a Senate subcommittee hearing—which will be held next month—to determine whether the Environmental Protection Agency needs to set multiple enforceable standards for poly- and perfluorinated chemicals instead of the agency’s current advisory level. The chemicals, contained in nonstick and stain-resistant coatings in clothing, fast-food wrappers, carpets, and other consumer products, are the subject of two bills that Sen. ...