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A forever headache

They’re called “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down and are difficult to remove from the environment. But the name could just as easily be a reference to the high cost and political and legal problems associated with remediation efforts.

For example, the Biden administration’s plan to elevate the cleanup of a pair of highly toxic PFAS chemicals is translating into a political headache for Democrats on Capitol Hill, Annie Snider reports.

The administration’s attempt to include the chemicals under the Superfund law could give contaminated communities a legitimate pathway to prod polluters such as chemical manufacturers and the Defense Department to clean up their mess. But in so doing, it could rope in wastewater utilities, farmers, airports and oil refineries that may have unwittingly used the chemicals or contributed to their spreading.

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(EV)ERGREEN STATE BOOM — Moses Lake, Wash., a rural, red community traditionally prized for its potato and apple production, has become a perhaps surprising hotbed of activity in the push to expand U.S. production of materials for electric vehicle batteries. The town is now home to a pair of factories, both of which got $100 million federal grants, that make black powders — known as anode active materials — that improve the performance of EVs. The development, which is attracting interest from luxury automakers in Germany, is a reflection of a transformation playing out across the country, infusing towns like Moses Lake with investments and new jobs, David Ferris reports for POLITICO’s E&E News.

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