Three Democrat-led states are asking EPA to regulate a few of the most notorious “forever chemicals” in air, creating the first federal limits on PFAS in air.
The environmental department heads in North Carolina, New Mexico and New Jersey sent a petition to EPA Administrator Michael Regan on Thursday requesting the agency begin the process for adding four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the Clean Air Act’s list of hazardous air pollutants.
Once listed, the agency would have to establish technology-based standards that require major sources to limit the concentrations of PFOA, PFOS, GenX and PFNA in its air emissions.
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But even if EPA approves the petition, regulations are still years away.
