The Devil They Knew: PFAS Contamination and the Need for Corporate Accountability, Part II
Date:
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 2:00pm
Location:
2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
The Devil They Knew: PFAS Contamination and the Need for Corporate Accountability, Part II
Subcommittees:
CHAIRMAN ROUDA OPENING STATEMENT - PANEL ONE
CHAIRMAN ROUDA OPENING STATEMENT - PANEL TWO
PURPOSE
This hearing will be a follow up to the Subcommittee hearing on July 24, 2019, which focused on the human impact of industrial contamination of PFAS chemicals and steps state governments are taking to hold industry accountable for their past efforts to conceal the science linking PFAS chemicals to health risks.
BACKGROUND
- Key documents and facts demonstrating DuPont’s and 3M’s knowledge of PFAS dangers have emerged due to litigation brought by two witnesses, Rob Bilott and Lori Swanson, the former Minnesota Attorney General.
- Chemical companies are using several tactics to evade liability for the costs of PFAS- related contamination.
- According to the nonprofit Environmental Working Group, at least 475 industrial facilities could be discharging PFAS into the water.
- This July, the House of Representatives passed an amended version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 2500), which included PFAS-related provisions, including a provision that designates PFAS as a “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The current Senate version of the NDAA does not include the CERCLA provision.
WITNESSES
Panel One
Robert A. Bilott
Partner
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Lori Swanson
Former Attorney General
State of Minnesota
Panel Two
Denise R. Rutherford
Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs
The 3M Company
Paul Kirsch
President of Fluoroproducts
The Chemours Company
Daryl Roberts
Chief Operations & Engineering Officer
Dupont de Nemours, Inc
Matt Hardin
Commonwealth's Attorney
Greene County
DOCUMENTS
- Memo
- Hearing Notice
- HHRG-116-GO28-20190910-MbrRoster.pdf
- AdVaMed Letter - Ranking Member Comer
- DuPont Study - Rep. Tlaib
- 1978 PFAS Navy Report - Rep. Wasserman Schultz
- Bilott Letter to FDA with Accompanying 3M Study - Rep. Speier
- NDAA PFAS Letter - Rep.Wasserman Schultz
- Responsible Science Policy Coalition Presentation - Rep. Ocasio Cortez
- Richard Purdy Resignation Letter from 3M - Rep. Ocasio Cortez
- Letter from Dorothy Hood, 1961 - Rep. Tlaib
- QFRs from Rep. Fred Keller to Mr. Daryl Roberts - Dupont de Nemours, Inc.
- QFRs from Chairman Rouda and Ranking Member Comer to Ms. Denise Rutherford - 3M Company
- Response to Questions for the Record from DuPont, Daryl Roberts CEO
- Response to Questions for the Record, Rutherford - 3M
- Hearing Transcript
Issues:
116th Congress