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 extra years (until 2031) to comply with remaining limits on PFOA and PFOS, two of the most studied PFAS compounds. The rollback has angered environmental advocates and some members of the…

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