Statement by Congressman Kildee on New EPA Action to List PFAS as Hazardous Substance

Statement

Congressman Dan Kildee, Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to list types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, PFOA and PFOS) under the federal Superfund program to make it easier to hold polluters accountable for PFAS clean up:

"I applaud this long overdue action to hold polluters accountable for contaminating communities with harmful PFAS chemicals. Thousands of communities have been harmed by PFAS contamination, including Oscoda, Michigan in my district. Today's action is the first step to finally provide these communities with the resources they need to clean up these dangerous forever chemicals and ensure that polluters, not taxpayers, foot the bill. As co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, I will continue working with Republicans and Democrats to protect Michigan families from PFAS."

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