After months of negotiations, Congress has reached a deal that would require the Defense Department to phase out the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam, which has tainted drinking water sources. But environmental groups and some Democrats have accused Republicans of failing to protect public…
Congress has reached a deal on a spending bill that would require the military to stop using firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals linked to cancer, but would abandon efforts to place stronger regulations on the chemicals.
But when hopes of a compromise faded last week, Democrats were left with little choice but to agree to significantly weaker provisions or kill the entire defense spending bill.The bill that emerged out of a joint House-Senate committee this week had been stripped of measures that would require the EPA to designate the chemicals as “hazardous” and set a nationwide safety standard for PFAS in drinking water.
The bill, which passed in the House on Wednesday, will also require that the chemicals be added to the federal Toxics Release Inventory, which compels companies to report the type and quantity of the chemicals they’re releasing into the environment. It will also expand monitoring for PFAS in tap water and groundwater.
The bill also sets policies for some $740 billion in defense spending and creates a Space Force as a new branch of the military, which was a top priority for Trump. Democrats, in exchange, won a provision giving federal workers up to 12 weeks of family leave, which is a major upgrade in benefits for government workers.
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