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Dupont, Spinoffs Set $4B PFAS Toxic-Cleanup Liability Fund

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January 27, 2021
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Firms' escrow account will cover 20 years of legacy liabilities from 'forever chemicals' drinking water pollution occurring before July 1, 2015

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Lawsuits and Limits Multiply With PFAS Chemicals Problem

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January 20, 2021
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Environmental cleanups are expected to grow exponentially for group of thousands of chemicals with wide business and consumer use, as municipal legal actions rise and Biden administration aims to tighten rules.

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DuPont Spinoff Will Build Contaminants' Barrier on Cape Fear River in N.C.

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August 15, 2020
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In new state pact, Chemours also must add groundwater extraction system on river, a drinking water source, to cut PFAS chemicals.
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House, Senate DOD Bills Have Only Modest Impact on PFAS Chemicals

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Pam McFarland
July 27, 2020
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Differing DOD bills have cleared each chamber, neither measure classifies PFAS as hazardous materials.


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EPA's Rollback of Rules Faces Senate Committee Scrutiny

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May 21, 2020
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Agency chief Andrew Wheeler was asked about the relaxation of reporting requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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EPA Proposes Regulating Two PFAS Chemicals

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Pam McFarland
March 2, 2020
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The Feb. 20 proposal calls for establishing maximum contaminant levels for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). EPA also proposed regulating imported products that contain certain long-chain PFAS chemicals that are used as surface coatings.
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Lawmakers Strip PFAS Provisions From Defense Bill

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Pam Hunter McFarland
December 11, 2019
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A defense bill released by a congressional conference committee Dec. 9 dropped provisions that would have restricted discharges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—a class of chemical compounds known as PFAS—from manufacturers into water supplies and designated PFAS as “hazardous substances” under the federal Superfund law.


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PFAS Cleanup in Limbo Without a Law

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September 25, 2019
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As the number of communities in the U.S. discovering high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water supplies continues to grow, industry and local officials are waiting on legislative and regulatory leadership to set limits and standards for this pollutant class.
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Lawmakers Grill Corporations about PFAS Contamination

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September 12, 2019
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At a Sept. 10 hearing, Democrats and some Republicans on the House Oversight Committee asked witnesses what lawmakers could do to begin to address the problem of PFAS.


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Environmental Groups Push for Tighter PFAS Standards

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May 22, 2019
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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.


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