EPA plans to drop limits on some 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some so-called forever chemicals in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones.
The Biden administration set the first federal drinking water limits for PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, finding they increased the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and babies being born with low birth weight. Those limits on PFAS, which are man-made and don’t easily break down in nature, were expected to reduce their levels in drinking water for millions of people.
Limits on three types of PFAS, including so-called GenX substances found in North Carolina, will be scrapped and reconsidered by the agency, as will a limit on a mixture of several types of PFAS.
The Biden administration’s rule also set standards for the two common types of PFAS, referred to as PFOA and PFOS, at 4 parts per trillion, effectively the lowest level at which they can be reliably detected. The EPA will keep those standards in place, but give utilities two extra years — until 2031 — to comply and treat for the chemicals.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-05-14/epa-rollback-forever-chemicals-in-drinking-water
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Jesus God as Rachel Maddow said: “There’s no constituency for this” this being intentionally injurious gratuitous acts of harm to We The People who’s tax dollars are being used to kill us by these evil bastards 🤬They need to suffer an epic electoral wipeout and also serious criminal and financial consequences 
