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EPA OLEM nominee commits to annual PFAS destruction guidance and speedier Superfund cleanups
Summary
John Basterud, President Trump's nominee to lead the EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM), told the Senate committee he would prioritize PFAS guidance updates, enforcement of polluter-pays principles and process improvements to accelerate Superfund cleanups if confirmed.
John Basterud, President Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Land and Emergency Management, told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that OLEM would play a central role in the Administration's approach to PFAS and the agency's cleanup programs.
Basterud said EPA plans to update technical guidance on PFAS destruction more frequently than in the past. "We're gonna commit to providing, those updates on an annual basis," he told the committee, adding OLEM would examine how Resource Conservation and Recovery Act authorities can be used to prevent PFAS releases from manufacturing and other facilities.
Why it matters: PFAS contamination has been raised repeatedly by…
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