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Michigan lawmakers help push through bipartisan bill to tackle PFAS Michigan lawmakers are helping push the PFAS Action Act through Congress. and last updated 2021-07-22 22:34:24-04 WASHINGTON D.C. — A comprehensive bill spearheaded by Michigan lawmakers to tackle the growing PFAS problem is now heading to the Senate. “We re so committed to keep fighting for this,” said U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D–Detroit) during a press conference Thursday. “We re going to keep sounding like broken records until this law gets signed by the president, because it s about protecting public health; it s about protecting our environment.” The PFAS Action Act, introduced by Dingell and Rep. Fred Upton (R–St. Joseph) in April, would among other things, establish a national drinking water standard for PFAS, classify the chemicals as “hazardous substances,” and allocate money for toxic site cleanup and wastewater treatment.

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