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Senate committee discusses ways to protect utilities while regulating PFAS

Landfills and wastewater utilities are concerned that designating PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances could have unintended consequences including legal liability for them. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discussed Wednesday how the designation of two types of PFAS chemicals—PFOA and PFOS—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act […]