US Edition'Forever chemicals' limits delayed as EPA revisits drinking water rules
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced plans on Wednesday, 2025-05-14, to delay and revise limits on some forever chemicals in drinking water nationwide.
- The EPA’s action follows last year’s Biden administration rules that set the first-ever federal standards for PFOA and PFOS due to their health risks, but the agency will withdraw rules on other PFAS like GenX and lengthen compliance deadlines.
- The EPA said these changes aim to support especially small and rural water systems by providing extended compliance time and outreach programs, while continuing efforts through its PFAS OUT initiative to reduce contamination.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin emphasized the agency’s commitment to maintaining federal regulations aimed at safeguarding public water supplies from PFOA and PFOS contamination, while critics argue that reducing these protections jeopardizes community health and transfers financial burdens onto local populations.
- These regulatory adjustments could delay reductions of PFAS exposure for over 158 million Americans, potentially affecting public health outcomes and increasing the financial burden of required water treatment upgrades.
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