Ahead of 2026, Congress hears diverging calls for PFAS regulation

By Megan Quinn | Waste Dive | December 19, 2025

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“The ongoing debate over who should be liable for contamination from PFAS-containing materials continued during a congressional hearing Thursday held by the House Energy & Commerce’s environment subcommittee.

Representatives from water utilities pressed lawmakers to take action in 2026 to protect them from what they see as unfair liability exposure, while environmental group Clean Cape Fear urged further national regulation of PFAS as a hazardous waste in order to prevent more residents from high exposures linked with health concerns like cancer.

For the last few years, the waste industry, along with related industries such as water treatment facilities, have sought an exemption from certain PFAS liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA.” …

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