[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "U.S. Senate passes legislation allowing airports to stop using toxic firefighting foams"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

U.S. Senate passes legislation allowing airports to stop using toxic firefighting foams

WWMT News channel 3 (Western Michigan)
October 3, 2018

WASHINGTON D.C. - Bills to help prevent PFAS contamination are moving through Congress, led by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Michigan).

The U.S. Senate passed legislation allowing airports to stop using firefighting foams that contain the toxic chemicals.

Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan says current FAA standards require airports to use the foam based on an old department of defense specification.

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For the entire story, see
https://wwmt.com/news/state/us-senate-passes-legislation-allowing-airports-to-stop-using-toxic-firefighting-foams

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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