Bills to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ died in Congress

January 13, 2023

Read the full article by Tom Perkins (The Guardian)

"All legislation aimed at regulating toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” died in the Democratic-controlled US Congress last session as companies flexed their lobbying muscle and bills did not gain enough Republican support to overcome a Senate filibuster.

The failure comes after public health advocates and Democratic lawmakers expressed optimism at the legislative session’s outset that bills that would protect the public from dangerous exposure to the chemicals could gain sufficient bipartisan support.

Among proposals that failed were bans on PFAS in food packaging, textiles and cosmetics, and measures that would have set stricter cleanup standards."

Location:

• North AmericaUS

Topics:

• ChemicalsPFAS
• Products
• Health
• Legislation
• Monitoring Data
• PFAS Uses