Chemours sues over US PFAS safety limit

Cape Fear river plant

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Fluoropolymer maker appeals new safety standard for GenX, calling it ‘scientifically unsound’

Chemours has asked a US appeals court to vacate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new, stricter safety standards for GenX, which was included in an updated health advisory the agency issued last month for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in drinking water.