Companies, federal agencies, and state and local governments could be ordered under federal law to investigate and clean up hazardous waste including certain PFAS, the EPA said in two proposed waste rules issued Thursday.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s first rule (RIN: 2050-AH26) would designate nine specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous constituents under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
The second proposed rule (RIN: 2050-AH27) would clarify the EPA’s authority to address releases of substances beyond only hazardous waste identified in regulations to all substances that meet the definition of hazardous waste under ...
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