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Senators press EPA on Solar for All, PFAS liability and a presidential exemption for a lead-emitting smelter
Summary
Lawmakers questioned Administrator Zeldin about the rescinded $7 billion Solar for All program, EPA's use of CERCLA for PFAS cleanup, and a presidential section 112 exemption granted to a smelter near an elementary school that senators say emits lead and arsenic.
Senators used the Environment and Public Works hearing on May 13 to press EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on several specific program decisions and community impacts, including the status of Solar for All funding, PFAS cleanup authority, and a presidential exemption for a smelter alleged to be emitting lead and arsenic near a school in Miami, Arizona.
Senator Bernie Sanders asked Zeldin to work with him to restore the Solar for All program, a $7 billion Inflation Reduction Act initiative intended to expand rooftop solar for low-income households. Zeldin responded that Congress rescinded the account in the Working Families Tax Cut…
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