The House plans to vote next week on legislation to label PFAS as hazardous, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced.
“Many of us were deeply disappointed that Senate Republicans blocked the inclusion of provisions in the NDAA conference report to clean up communities affected by PFAS contamination and protect Americans from these harmful ‘forever’ chemicals, which can cause cancer and other serious health problems,” Hoyer wrote Monday in a memo to other lawmakers. “When that language was excluded, I vowed to bring the PFAS Action Act to the floor for a vote when the House reconvened in January, and I am proud to make good on that pledge.”
The legislation directs the Environmental Protection Agency to consider the chemicals hazardous to expedite cleanup.
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OLDCC Accepting Applications for Noise Mitigation Projects
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is now accepting grant applications for the Community Noise Mitigation Program, it said in an email announcement. Eligible projects include construction-ready, off-base plans to install noise-mitigating insulation....