AAAS to Hold Public Webinar on Listing PFAS Under CERCLA

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET, the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues (AAAS EPI Center) will hold a public webinar on “Listing PFAS under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).” During the webinar, a panel of experts will discuss EPA’s recently proposed rulemaking. The panelists will discuss CERCLA, the significance of listing PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances, and the process the EPA has outlined for finalizing the rule. Registration is available online. 

Panelists:

• Walter Mugdan, Deputy Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 2
• Jim Woolford, Retired, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Linda Birnbaum, Scientist Emeritus and Former Director National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program and Scholar in Residence, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University