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EPA Rolls Out Rule to Address Worst-Case Chemical Disasters, Impacting Thousands of Facilities
This is a regulatory response to a lawsuit Clean Water Action was part of to force EPA to have a response plan for potential spills in hazardous chemical facilities. The new rule is stronger than expected from the EPA proposal some months ago and will lead to thousands of facilities and communities having greater protection from potential spills in extreme weather events.
PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foams
Firefighters are particularly at risk from PFAS exposure because they are exposed to AFFF during both training and actual fires. Additionally, some of their firefighting gear contain PFAS chemicals. A study of Los Angeles fire fighters done by Biomonitoring California demonstrated elevated levels of PFOS and other PFAS chemicals in their test subjects.