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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Tom Perkins

Trump officials plan to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

A chrome tap with water flowing from it, photographed close-up with a blurred tiled background
The plan comes just two years after the EPA set legally enforceable limits for six of the most dangerous Pfas compounds. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

The Trump administration has announced a plan to kill Biden-era drinking water limits on four Pfas “forever chemicals”, and to delay the implementation of standards for two other compounds.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing two separate rules to delay and rescind the limits. The rules must go through an approval process that can take several years, and almost certainly will be challenged in court.

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