The EPA has estimated that 158 million Americans are exposed to PFAS through their drinking water. They are called "forever chemicals" because their carbon-fluorine bonds are among the strongest ...

The EPA originally adopted its PFAS rule under the Biden administration in April 2024, setting limits on six types of chemicals. Limits on just two of those – PFOS and PFOA – will remain set ...

EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on ... The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that ...

The EPA on Wednesday said it would change a rule intended to protect Americans from forever chemicals in their drinking water. The agency plans to extend a compliance deadline to limit two key ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a rollback of Biden-era regulations on PFAS chemicals in drinking water systems. The EPA estimates more than 158 million Americans are exposed to ...

The EPA has issued federal limits on dangerous “forever chemicals” in drinking water, which it says will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses. April 10, 2024 ...

The Trump administration will roll back a landmark regulation on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, two weeks after EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin promised to address contamination from the ...

Trump’s EPA wants to weaken rules on forever chemicals. It legally can’t—but that doesn’t mean your drinking water is safe The chemical industry has been fighting to get rid of the limits ...

FILE - Logan Feeney pours a water sample with forever chemicals, known as PFAS, into a container for research, April 10, 2024, at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati.

The EPA said Wednesday it plans to weaken and reconsider federal guidelines on toxic "forever chemicals" in America's drinking water, citing compliance reasons.

The chemicals have been found in roughly half the nation’s tap water, and EPA has determined that some of the substances are unsafe even at very low levels. GET FULL ACCESS Related Articles ...