Backlash forces EPA to pause toxic PFAS waste imports to US from Netherlands

By Tom Perkins | The Guardian | November 22, 2023

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“The federal US government has paused the importation of millions of pounds of toxic PFAS ‘forever chemical’ waste from the Netherlands following intense backlash from residents near a North Carolina facility that would receive the substances.

Local media last month revealed the Environmental Protection Agency had quietly approved a permit for chemical manufacturer Chemours to import about 4m lbs of waste over the next year, sparking fears of further pollution in a region already thoroughly contaminated by the company’s operations.

The increased amount of PFAS waste processed locally would be ‘devastating’, said Emily Donovan, co-founder of the Clean Cape Fear non-profit."

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