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EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup

Chatanooga Times Free Press 20 Apr 2024
Designation as a hazardous substance under the Superfund law doesn’t ban the chemicals, known as PFOA and PFOS.
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US says two 'forever chemicals' are hazardous, tells polluters to pay

Emporia Gazette 20 Apr 2024
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday classified two so-called "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances, meaning those responsible for releasing them will have to pay to clean up contamination ... .
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Biden EPA declares two forever chemicals are hazardous, making it easier to force polluters to ...

Chicago Tribune 20 Apr 2024
Declaring the chemicals hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law gives the U.S ... to address PFOA and PFOS without the designation (of) them as hazardous substances,” Stephen P.
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Army pursues less state land in lease renewal at Hawaii live-fire range

Stars and Stripes 20 Apr 2024
military’s footprint covers too much of the state ... Many of those comments focused on concerns about land use, biological resources, cultural practices and hazardous substances ... Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to help achieve U.S ... .
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EPA designates two ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances

CNN 19 Apr 2024
The US Environmental Protection Agency designated two widely used “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the United States’ Superfund law on Friday.
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Carper Statement on EPA Rule Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances (US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works)

Public Technologies 19 Apr 2024
) ... - U.S ... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated two Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law.
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EPA declares 2 forever chemicals are 'hazardous,' putting polluters on the hook for cleanup

The Hill 19 Apr 2024
The Biden administration on Friday designated two pervasive pollutants as “hazardous substances” — making it easier to put companies that dumped them on the hook for cleanup costs ... The new hazardous ...
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EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals

The Guardian 19 Apr 2024
Designation as a hazardous substance under the Superfund law does not ban the chemicals, known as PFOA and PFOS.
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Chair Rodgers Questions EPA’s Designation of Certain PFAS as Hazardous Substances (US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Public Technologies 19 Apr 2024
Chair Rodgers Questions EPA's Designation of Certain PFAS as Hazardous Substances ... The agency's decision to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA will have permanent, ...
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For the first time, U.S. may force polluters to clean up these ‘forever chemicals’

The Washington Post 19 Apr 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency designated two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances ... .
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EPA designates 'forever chemicals' for enforcement under the Superfund program

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 19 Apr 2024
MADISON – The federal government will now be able to take action against "forever chemical" polluters, after designating the compounds as hazardous substances covered by the Superfund program.
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