Neighbors in PFAS Contamination Area Worry over Proposed Regulation Rollbacks
The agency would drop limits on several PFAS chemicals and give water systems two more years to meet PFOA and PFOS standards.
- Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will rollback maximum contaminant levels for four PFAS chemicals and extend the compliance deadline for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water until 2031.
- The Trump administration argues the Biden administration's previous rules failed to follow legal requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act, prompting EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to pursue regulations grounded in 'gold-standard science.'
- Alongside the proposal, Zeldin announced $1 billion to help small communities address contaminants, though Rob Hayes of Environmental Advocates warned the agency has 'chosen to side with polluters over the people.'
- New York lawmakers and New Hampshire officials are responding; New Hampshire's Brandon Kernen noted existing state standards allow adjustment, while New York proposed legislation limiting all six chemicals.
- Federal regulators are currently drafting new rules for 'key industrial categories' that discharge PFAS, while the agency opened a 60-day public comment period with a virtual hearing scheduled for July 7.
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EPA reverses key safeguards on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, sparking public health concerns
The Trump administration is dropping federal limits on four of six PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water, narrowing protections established by the Biden administration in 2024. Biden-era rules followed scientific findings linking PFAS to kidney cancer, immune suppression and developmental delays; the EPA now argues procedural errors justified the rollback. Water utilities will receive two […]
EPA plans to rollback regulations on certain PFAS chemicals
New Hampshire still has strict regulations for PFAS in drinking water, but advocates say changes on the federal level will threaten public health locally and nationally. Another proposal would also delay implementing stricter limits for two forever chemicals.
Trump EPA moves to dismantle key PFAS drinking water protections despite warnings over cancer and toxic exposure
Environmental advocates and public health groups say the Trump administration’s plan to weaken federal limits on “forever chemicals” in tap water could leave millions exposed to contaminants linked to cancer, liver damage, and other serious illnesses.
EPA moves to roll back limits on PFAS in drinking water
The Trump administration is moving to roll back limits on some PFAS, the toxic “forever chemicals” found in the drinking water of millions of Americans. The Biden-era rule set the first national drinking-water limits for several PFAS compounds. But industry groups argued the standards were legally flawed and too costly to meet. William Brangham reports.
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