EPA Seeks to Roll Back PFAS Drinking Water Standards

2025-09-14
EPA Seeks to Roll Back PFAS Drinking Water Standards

The EPA is attempting to overturn its own regulations protecting Americans from unsafe levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water. This move, met with fierce opposition from environmental groups, contravenes the Safe Drinking Water Act's anti-backsliding provision and jeopardizes public health. With PFAS contaminating the drinking water of approximately 200 million people nationwide, the EPA's decision has sparked widespread concern.

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