A member of Congress says he plans to introduce a bill during the second week of April that will direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish guidelines and standards for eight priority industry categories for all measurable classes of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) within three years.
Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) told The Driller he plans to introduce the Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act within “the next few days.” In addition, Pappas said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is working on a Senate version of the bill, and the legislators plan to introduce their bills simultaneously.