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Fitzpatrick bill authorizes massive federal support to fight PFAS
https://riponadvance.com/stories/fitzpatrick-bill-authorizes-massive-federal-support-to-fight-pfas/
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on April 18 unveiled a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would authorize $1 billion overall to help publicly owned water treatment works address per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and would approve $12 million for each of those fiscal years to help the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implement the bill.
“Congress must do everything it can to set and enforce criteria to keep PFAS chemicals out of Americans’ drinking water,” said Rep. Fitzpatrick, co-chair of the Congressional PFAS Task Force, who said the measure will “improve water quality, prevent the leakage of these ‘forever chemicals,’ and ensure that our drinking water will be safe for every generation to come.”