Republicans Slam Regulating PFAS Under Superfund Law (1)

Rep. Fred Upton’s biggest challenge to moving a sweeping bill to regulate fluorinated chemicals could be his own party.

The Michigan Republican is a vocal supporter of addressing one of the most widespread and poorly understood class of chemicals in the country.

Upton is an original co-sponsor, along with Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), of a bill that would designate every chemical in a class of thousands of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a hazardous substance under the nation’s Superfund law within one year of enactment.

If the bill, the PFAS Action Act of 2019 (H.R. 535) ...