The EPA Is Removing some ‘Forever Chemical’ Limits – How Can I Protect My Drinking Water?

After Feds Weaken Drinking Water Standards, NY Environmentalists Call for Tighter Regulations At Home - City Limits

As New York makes progress on stopping contamination from long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS, the Environmental Protection Agency is back-tracking on a recent federal regulation that set tighter limits for these chemicals in drinking water. A drinking fountain at Mount Hope Playground in the Bronx. (Photo by Adi Talwar) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it plans to rescind and reconsider allowable levels o…

Trump's EPA is trying to reverse a Biden climate initiative that would have provided financing for new housing projects

President Donald Trump meeting with his Cabinet in March.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesThe EPA is trying to claw back $20 billion for decarbonization awarded under President BidenSome of the money was intended to help finance housing development projects.Now, tens of thousands of new apartments and houses are in danger of not being built.President Donald Trump has dismantled federal agencies and slashed spending as he's pledged to "gut …

North Carolina residents condemn EPA’s PFAS regulation delay

By Will Atwater People who have been struggling to clean up decades of industrial pollution in the lower Cape Fear River basin are expressing their dismay and anger at a federal delay announced Wednesday on a crackdown on so-called forever chemicals that have fouled their drinking water.   That day, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to extend the timeline for water utilities to reduce the maximum safe levels for human consumpti…

The EPA is removing some 'forever chemical' limits – how can I protect my drinking water?

(NEXSTAR) – As President Trump's EPA prepares to roll back some of the safeguards against so-called "forever chemicals," some Americans may be wondering what they can do to protect their drinking water. On Wednesday, the EPA said it will weaken some of the limits that were put in place under former President Biden last year to minimize PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which have been shown to increase the risk of cardiovas…

Trump administration plans to undo standards on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Last year, the Biden administration set first-ever limits on PFAS. The chemical industry has long argued the compounds are safe. By Georgina Gustin for Inside Climate News The ...

Ryan pans Trump administration plan to weaken forever chemical limits

KINGSTON, N.Y. — U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan, who has unsuccessfully thus far pushed legislation to combat the rising threat posed by toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” blasted the Trump administration plan to weaken limits for them in drinking water. Ryan, D-Gardiner, who has twice introduced PFAs-combating bills into Congress, said the newest plan by the Environmental Protection Agency goes co…