Legal expert says 'bad idea' to remediate PFAS contamination using EPA's Superfund system

Published: Sept. 30, 2021, 2:52 p.m.

b'As more and more attention gets paid to the environmental hazards of PFAS and PFOS chemicals \\u2013 especially in drinking water, Congress is considering several different approaches to remediate the problem. One of them that\\u2019s already passed the House would use the Environmental Protection Agency\\u2019s existing Superfund program to regulate the contaminants and order cleanups. And while the approach might seem fairly straightforward, our next guest argues it\\u2019s more likely to lead to years of litigation than actual environmental cleanup. Philip Comella leads the Environment and Energy Practice Group at the law firm Freeborn and Peters. He wrote an article a few weeks back arguing that Superfund is the wrong tool for the job, he joined the Federal Drive to discuss\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'