Tell the EPA you support limiting toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water.
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President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) required the cleanup of six toxic “forever chemicals” from our drinking water last year.
But current EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has not committed to defending that new rule to limit six toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water — and the deadline for them to do so is rapidly approaching. The chemical industry and water utilities are trying to block the rule in court so it’s urgent that the EPA steps up to defend the rule limiting PFAS in tap water, a critical step towards addressing this major public health issue.
As many as 105 million people in the U.S. get their drinking water from water systems contaminated by PFAS chemicals at a level exceeding the new standards.
This daily exposure to PFAS — known as “forever chemicals” because they are extremely resistant to breaking down in the environment — has been linked to a long list of health effects, including cancer, high cholesterol, developmental effects, and harmful impacts on the liver, kidneys, and immune, nervous, and reproductive systems.
We need as many activists as possible to tell the EPA you support the strongest possible standards to protect millions of people from the dangers of PFAS. The chemical industry and water utilities routinely declare their commitment to safe drinking water yet have long downplayed how dangerous these “forever chemicals” are, and fought against meaningful controls on them in our tap water.
Enough is enough.