Hi CDP,

As some of you may be aware, Northwest Environmental Advocates and Center for Biological Diversity recently petitioned the EPA to update its long out-of-date Toxic Pollutant Lists under the Clean Water Act. That petition with fact sheets is available here.

The petition addresses numerous categories of toxic pollutants the EPA has failed to oversee that are linked to cancer and other serious health and environmental concerns. Those include “forever chemicals” like PFAS; personal-care products that cause harm to fish; persistent bioaccumulative toxics used as flame retardants; a chemical in vehicle tires known to kill endangered coho salmon; and pesticides commonly used in industrial agriculture.

We have drafted a sign-on letter asking the EPA to work towards updating that list and respond to our petition. The letter can be found here, and our tentative deadline is end of October.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions,

J.W.

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J.W. Glass

EPA Policy Specialist

Center for Biological Diversity

813-833-5301