US environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacenters
•A coalition of 17 environmental groups is urging the EPA to reject a new Pfas proposed by Chemours for datacenter cooling.
•The groups claim Chemours has minimized health and climate risks associated with the chemical.
•Earthjustice warns that approving Chemours' application would violate legal standards.
المصدر: The Guardian | Source: The GuardianCoalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s use
A coalition of 17 environmental groups is demanding the Environmental Protection Agency reject a new Pfas that chemical giant Chemours is attempting to fast track for approval for use in cooling datacenters, and would almost certainly pollute regions around the facilities.
In formal comments submitted to the agency, the groups accuse Chemours of using bad science to downplay the chemical’s toxicity and climate risks. Approving Chemours’ application as it is would violate the law, the Earthjustice legal non-profit, a lead author of the comments, wrote.
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→A coalition of 17 environmental groups is urging the EPA to reject a new Pfas proposed by Chemours for datacenter cooling.
→The groups claim Chemours has minimized health and climate risks associated with the chemical.
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