Multiagency plans to address “forever chemicals” that the White House announced on Monday show the Defense Department and agencies other than the EPA aren’t doing enough to protect the public, a leading environmental group said.
The plans show the Pentagon, Food and Drug Administration, and Federal Aviation Administration are"failing to take meaningful action” to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, said the Environmental Working Group, which has worked on these chemicals longer than any other non-profit.
“The EPA must hold polluters, including the Defense Department, accountable,” said Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force. ...