Fact Check: Did Trump Overturn Ban on Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water?
"A really ugly betrayal of the Make America Healthy Again movement, Trump official reverses plans to ban 'forever chemicals' from drinking water." Stoller wrote on X, formerly Twitter, Monday. The post has been viewed more than 153,000 times as of Tuesday.
EPA withdraws plan to regulate harmful ‘PFAS’ chemicals in drinking water
A significant change is the regulation of toxins in drinking water or so-called “forever chemicals” that can build up in the environment and our bodies.
Feds no longer planning on cleaning up harmful forever chemicals in drinking water
ATLANTA — The feds are no longer planning to clean up harmful forever chemicals from our drinking water. President Trump is reversing the Biden administration’s plans to limit them. New research shows our water is full of these forever chemicals and sometimes treating the water only makes it worse.
PFAS in Drinking Water Linked to Increased Cancer Incidence
Increased cancer incidence seen in digestive, endocrine, oral cavity/pharynx, and respiratory systems between 2016 and 2021.
Trump's order on PFAs, chemicals in water would rollback proposed rule
President Trump promised to make sweeping changes and the first two weeks have been filled with a flurry of executive orders, including one around PFAs.
“Forever Chemicals” In US Drinking Water Linked To More Cases Of Certain Cancers
A first-of-its-kind study has found that in US communities where drinking water is contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), there’s also an increased incidence of some cancers, with the so-called “forever chemicals” potentially contributing to over 6,
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Trump withdraws Biden administration plan to set discharge limits on PFAS in water
President Donald Trump pulled a Biden administration plan to set limits on the amount of PFAS, chemicals linked to health ...
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Forever chemicals found in most tap water increase cancer risk by up to 33%
A new study finds forever chemicals or PFAS in US tap water increases cancer risk by up to 33%. Researchers link them to ...
Meet The Start-Up Promising To Clean Up The World’s Water
Oxyle has raised $16 million of funding as it scales up commercial deployment of a groundbreaking new technology to deal with ...
New PFAS treatment facilities aim to clean North Carolina drinking water
Aqua unveiled seven PFAS treatment facilities in North Carolina, aiming to remove toxic chemicals from drinking water as ...
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Zeldin to head EPA sparking debate over PFAS regulation and industry influence
More PFAS news as Trump withdraws proposed limits on effluent pollution and remediation is underway in North Bay, Ontario.
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PFAS in US Water: A Hidden Cancer Risk
PFAS in drinking water are linked to increased risks of digestive, respiratory, and thyroid cancers Men and women show different cancer risks due to PFAS exposure The EPA's stricter PFAS ...
What’s being constructed in Rib Mountain along Highway 51?
A large construction project along Lilac Avenue in Rib Moutain, highly visible from Highway 51 traffic, has piqued the ...
Trump administration scraps EPA rule to limit toxic PFAS pollution, sparking concern in NC
The Trump administration has withdrawn a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that aimed to limit industrial ...