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President Trump has sought fewer environmental rules and more oil and gas development. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has carried out that agenda by announcing massive regulatory rollbacks.
The chemicals have been linked to increased risk of cancer, high blood pressure, and other health issues for those exposed.
Despite the rollback, officials with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) are proud of its Sweeney Water Treatment ...
The change from the federal agency does not affect the state’s efforts to continue work already underway to reduce levels of PFAS at contaminated sites, the state’s director of drinking water ...
On May 14th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it plans to delay or rescind PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...
Warning of a particular risk to children and pregnant women, a U.S. agency is urging consumers to replace certain faucets ...
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 ...
Based on years of research, EPA scientists concluded in 2022 there is no safe level of exposure to either chemical.
In the case of the other two compounds, Olson says the EPA can’t legally extend the deadline for utilities to comply. The ...
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced plans to rescind and postpone rules limiting “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were enacted under the Biden administration and designed to ...
The Trump administration says it intends to rescind and reexamine rules on four forever chemicals, including GenX.
During questioning in Congress, EPA Administrator Zeldin told senators that reports about the EPA weakening PFAS standards were inaccurate.