Environmentalists Doubt PFAS Plan's TSCA Timeline, 'Grouping' Approach

摘要

Environmentalists are raising concerns about EPA's decision to group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for TSCA testing and disappointment in what they say is a too-long timeline for several actions including a reporting rule, though one former staffer says the "roadmap" is as aggressive as limited agency resources allow. Betsy Southerland, a former top agency official who now works with the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) of EPA alumni, told Inside TSCA that even though her group is "disappointed" with several of the Oct. 18 roadmap's targets for action under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the chemicals office might not have the staffing needed to achieve a quicker timeline.