Dingell Says ‘Forever Chemicals’ Top Congressional Priority (1)

Legislation that would require the EPA to regulate so-called ‘forever chemicals’ will be reintroduced in January, soon after the new Congress begins its first session, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Tuesday.

Dingell, who sponsored the PFAS Action Act (H.R. 535) that the House passed last January, said reintroducing the bill would send a signal to the incoming Biden administration that controlling per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, is “a top priority in the new Congress.”

The bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to set cleanup standards and enforceable drinking water limits for at least some PFAS, she ...