The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule on Wednesday that will limit the amount of “forever chemicals” in public water utilities.
The rule will be the first to limit the amount of PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, in drinking water, according to the Associated Press. PFAS do not degrade and can negatively affect the public’s health, according to the report, and was announced as being part of President Joe Biden’s “cancer moonshot” initiative.
“Drinking water contaminated with PFAS has plagued communities across this country for too long,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said. “That is why President Biden has made tackling PFAS a top priority, investing historic resources to address these harmful chemicals and protect communities nationwide. Our PFAS Strategic Roadmap marshals the full breadth of EPA’s authority and resources to protect people from
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