The Biden administration is guided by alarmist environmentalism in its rulemaking. From net-zero decarbonization policies to incorporating environmental, social, and governance principles into daily life, the White House leans on detrimental policies at its own peril.
Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency is regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or forever chemicals, from existence. But this campaign is far from practical given this administration’s limited understanding of PFAS chemicals.
The EPA recently published a rule to designate perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act hazardous substances. The White House claims it’ll hold polluters accountable and reduce “inequities” from pollution. This designation, if applied, purportedly reduces associated exposure from Superfund sites, areas identified by the EPA as containing hazardous materials.
Critics contend this will unfairly place liability on local communities to clean up Superfund sites even if they aren’t responsible for waste. Groups such as the National Association of Clean Water Agencies worry the rule would categorize member clean water agencies as “potentially responsible parties for PFAS contamination” for wastewater, stormwater, and biosolids management activities.