While the controversy over thernEnvironmental Protection Agency’s recent “leadershiprnsummit” on PFAS chemicals held in Washington earlierrnthis week brought attention to the cancer-causingrncontaminants in the drinking water of millions ofrnAmericans, Congress has quietly made an importantrnstep toward getting rid of one of the products responsiblernfor this widespread water pollution. On April 27,rnthe House of Representatives passed legislation thatrnwould free the Federal Aviation Administration fromrnlongstanding requirements that commercial airportsrnuse firefighting foam that contains the chemicals.
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