Posted on 04.23.24

EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, April 22, 2024
By: Clark Mindock

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country’s Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds known as “forever chemicals.”

The rule will require companies to report leaks of two of the most commonly used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and help pay to clean up existing contamination. Read more.

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