Two environmental groups are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate and require the cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and list them as hazardous substances under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
“The evidence has become clear that PFAS are our new PCBs—but appear to be more widespread and dangerous,” Erik Olson, senior director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, told members of a House of Representatives Energy and Environment subcommittee during a May 15 hearing on PFAS.