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Trump administration's EPA plans to weaken limits on some "forever chemicals" in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of "forever chemicals" in drinking water.
USA Today2d
EPA will roll back limits on 4 'forever chemicals.' See if they were found in your water.
“We're just going to have to keep drinking PFAS for another decade,” said Betsy Southerland, a retired official from the EPA’s water office. “By having drinking water standards only for ...
Governing2d
How a California County Eliminated PFAS From the Water Supply
The Yorba Linda, Calif., water district has the country’s largest PFAS treatment facility of its kind. The drinking water it ...
Science Daily1d
Drinking water, select foods linked to PFAS in California adults
A new study examined associations between diet, drinking water, and 'legacy' PFAS -- chemicals that were phased out of production in the US in the 2000s -- with blood samples from California residents ...
Men May Be More Vulnerable to PFAS in Water Than Women: Study
Lead study author Courtney Carignan told Newsweek that other studies have found similar results in that there are lower ...
WYSO Public Radio1d
What to know about PFAS, 'forever chemicals' in and around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
With more recent regulatory scrutiny to PFAS chemicals, the Dayton region’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is trying to ...
Inquirer and Mirror1d
New PFAS contamination found outside known hotspots
A private well near Hummock Pond Road and Burnt Swamp Lane has tested more than six times above the state’s PFAS limit for ...
National Law Review2d
EPA Announces Plan to Scale Back and Extend Compliance Deadlines for Federal Drinking Water Regulations on PFAS
In addition to limiting the number of PFAS compounds subject to regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA stated it ...