House Passes Bill Regulating ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, The House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the EPA to regulate the usage of “Forever Chemicals” found in our drinking water. The bill itself would demand that the EPA regulate the most common perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFOA and PFOS, within two years of enactment. The bill would give the EPA five years both to determine whether all PFAS should be designated as hazardous and to submit a review of the agency’s PFAS cleanup efforts. The EPA [...]