Federal government seeks data on company PFAS use

By Lauren Ellenbecker | The Seattle Times | September 30, 2023

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"Companies from varying industries must submit more than a decades’ worth of data related to its production of items with “forever chemicals” following federal rulemaking.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it finalized a rule, proposed in June 2021, requiring all manufacturers and importers to report their use and disposal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, since 2011.

“The data we’ll receive from this rule will be a game-changer in advancing our ability to understand and effectively protect people from PFAS,” said Michal Freedhoff, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention assistant administrator, in a statement. “Today we take another important step under EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap to deliver on President Biden’s clear direction to finally address this legacy pollution endangering people across America.”