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Industries that discharge toxic PFOA and PFOS compounds into the environment will now be held legally and financially responsible for the contamination, according to a final rule issued by the EPA today. The Department of Defense is also subject to the new requirements. PFOA and PFOS are now classified as hazardous substances under Superfund law, […] The post Polluters must pay to clean up areas contaminated with PFOA, PFOS appeared first on Maine Morning Star.

Industries that discharge toxic PFOA and PFOS compounds into the environment will now be held legally and financially responsible for the contamination, according to a final rule issued by the EPA today. The Department of Defense is also subject to the new requirements. PFOA and PFOS are now classified as hazardous substances under Superfund law, […] The post Polluters must pay to clean up areas contaminated with PFOA, PFOS appeared first on NC Newsline.

Industries that discharge toxic PFOA and PFOS compounds into the environment will now be held legally and financially responsible for the contamination, according to a final rule issued by the

The rule is the first in the nation to specifically target the heavy metal

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) convened a hearing to examine the pros and cons of designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)...

The Biden administration said water utilities across the country have five years to clean up toxic PFAS in drinking water.

The Biden administration announced Wednesday the first-ever national restrictions on PFAS chemicals in drinking water.

The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to redu

The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, the so-called "forever chemicals," in drinking water.

About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing "forever chemicals" under the countrys first-ever drinking water standards for PFAS finalized Wednesday by the EPA, White House officials said.