[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Schumer: Add PFAS provisions to defense bill"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Schumer: Add PFAS provisions to defense bill

By Lana Bellamy
Middletown Times Herald-Record (NY)
December 3, 2019

CITY OF NEWBURGH - U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling for a slate of provisions to be added to a 2020 defense bill that would address PFAS contamination by the Department of Defense and prevent further pollution in waterways.

Schumer is asking that the two most common types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFOA and PFOS, be immediately listed as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund program, according to a news release from his office.

Doing so would allow federal officials to more quickly and efficiently address PFAS contamination caused by the DoD and other entities, according to the release.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20191203/schumer-add-pfas-provisions-to-defense-bill

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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