Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK
Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say expertsEnvironmental campaigners have criticised a “crushingly disappointing” UK government plan to tackle “forever chemicals”, which they warn risks locking in decades of avoidable...
<p>Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say experts</p><p>Environmental campaigners have criticised a “crushingly disappointing” UK government plan to tackle “forever chemicals”, which they warn risks locking in decades of avoidable harm to people and the environment.</p><p>The government said its Pfas action plan set out a “clear framework” of “coordinated action … to understand where these chemicals are coming from, how they spread and how to reduce public and environmental exposure”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/03/environmentalists-decry-crushingly-disappointing-pfas-action-plan-for-uk">Continue reading...</a>
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