Senate overrides Scott veto of toxic substances bill

Senators voted 22-8 to override the governor's veto. The bill will now return to the House, where it originally passed on a vote of 96-42.

The bill was proposed after widespread PFOA contamination was discovered in hundreds of drinking water wells in Bennington and North Bennington. State environmental officials believe the source is two former ChemFab manufacturing facilities. PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid, is a man-made chemical formerly used to manufacture products with the non-stick coating Teflon. It's been linked to cancers and other diseases.

The bill passed the Senate and House last month. Scott vetoed the bill earlier this week.