E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show

  • Date: 12-Jul-2021
  • Source: The New York Times
  • Sector:Industrial
  • Country:Gulf
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E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show

The compounds can form PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," which have been linked to cancer and birth defects. The E.P.A. approvals came despite the agency's own concerns about toxicity.