PFAS manufacturer Chemours seen from a public road in Dordrecht, Netherlands on Sept. 9, 2024. PFAS from a Chemours plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina has contaminated the Cape Fear River watershed. Pierre Crom / Getty Images
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In an effort to tackle the air emissions from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “forever chemicals,” the environmental agencies of New Mexico, North Carolina and New Jersey have petitioned the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand the Clean Air Act’s list of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) to include four specific PFAS compounds.
PFAS air emissions affect groundwater, surface water and soil, resulting…
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