Democrats Launch Inquiry Into EPA Approval Of 'New' PFAS Under TSCA

摘要

Even as EPA grapples with how to manage past and ongoing releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), House Democrats are pressing the agency to explain its actions in approving hundreds of "new" PFAS under its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authorities before they enter commerce. Their recent oversight request to Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler underscores promises incoming Democratic leaders have made to oversee the agency's implementation of the revised TSCA law, as well as bipartisan concerns about widespread contamination stemming from PFAS releases.