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Polluters must pay to clean up areas contaminated with PFOA, PFOS

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.

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Biden rule targets toxic chemicals in US drinking water

The regulation is a major win for advocates from communities with contaminated drinking water who have sought an enforceable limit on the chemicals for years.

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US imposes standards on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water to 'save lives'

The new rule would reduce exposure to “forever chemicals” in the water supply of 100 million people, preventing thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of serious illnesses, the Environmental Protection Agency said.

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