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Subcommittee debate blocks EPA sewage-sludge PFAS risk assessment; opposing views surface in recorded votes
Summary
A dispute over the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft risk assessment for PFAS in sewage sludge drew sharp debate during the Interior and Environment subcommittee markup.
A contentious portion of the markup focused on a rider that would block the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing a draft risk assessment on PFAS contamination in sewage sludge (biosolids). Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) offered an amendment to strike the rider and allow EPA’s work to continue; the committee ultimately rejected that amendment.
Background: PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” can persist in soil and…
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