Fourteen AGs Pushed EPA to Ensure Funding For Its Commitments to Address PFAS

APRIL 13, 2022

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the agency’s funding of research into the impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or forever chemicals. In 2021, EPA revealed a whole-of-agency roadmap that set a timeline to research the impact of exposure to the chemicals on human health and the environment, build comprehensive approaches to prevent spread, and clean up areas exposed to the toxic man-made chemicals. To continue this work, EPA requested $57 million in increased funding for 2023. While the AGs applauded the increase in budget, they argued that the agency is not doing enough to direct its current funding towards the goals and commitments for 2022. As stated in the letter, “the success of each of the actions described in the PFAS Roadmap depends on full funding.”