“The definition is the fundamental building block for regulation and EPA has an obligation to explain the basis for its PFAS definition,” says Kyla Bennett, science policy director for the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). “EPA’s current approach will leave many toxic and persistent PFAS beyond federal control—a result that makes no sense at all.” PEER is suing the EPA to obtain documents explaining how the agency came to its definition.
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