The EPA will also consider designating certain PFAS as hazardous substances and require polluters to pay for clean-up efforts under the Superfund law.
But some environmental and health advocates say the EPA’s plan is too little, too late. The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility criticized the roadmap in a statement, saying it merely put forth “promises of planning to plan” and relied on “voluntary stewardship programs that have consistently failed the American public.”
