Two bills in Congress take aim at PFAS chemical levels in drinking water

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A House bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate water levels of a group of chemicals called Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The 2020 National Defense Authorization bill also takes on the human-made chemicals. For some insight into what’s going on, the Environmental Working Group’s Vice President for Government Affairs Scott Faber joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in the studio.