EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals

Superfund law requires industries responsible for PFOA and PFOS contamination in water or soil to pay for cleanup

EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals | US Environmental Protection Agency | The Guardian

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds and require industries and others responsible for contamination to pay for their removal.