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- EPA fast-tracked review of PFAS chemicals for data-center cooling, considering Chemours’ Opteon 2P50.
- Seventeen environmental groups urged EPA to reject Opteon 2P50, citing potential contamination of drinking water for over 170 million people.
- Chemours claims Opteon 2P50 could cut cooling energy use by up to 90% and nearly eliminate water use.
- PFAS producers earned about $4 billion profit in 2022 while PFAS were found in 97% of Americans’ blood.