Melanie Benesh
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Toxics law and policy @ Environmental Working Group. Adjunct professor @ Georgetown Law. Nebraskan. Dessert enthusiast. Runner. Single mom.
The article says that the EPA now thinks the cons outweigh the pros of adding PFOA and PFOS to the Superfund hazardous substance list. To be clear, those pros and cons are:
Pro: cleaning up extremely polluted communities
Con: hurting industry profits
Pro: cleaning up extremely polluted communities
Con: hurting industry profits
August 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The article says that the EPA now thinks the cons outweigh the pros of adding PFOA and PFOS to the Superfund hazardous substance list. To be clear, those pros and cons are:
Pro: cleaning up extremely polluted communities
Con: hurting industry profits
Pro: cleaning up extremely polluted communities
Con: hurting industry profits