It’s time we finally get these “forever chemicals” out of our drinking water

The administration announced plans to eliminate drinking water standards for four highly toxic PFAS. It also plans to allow water systems to delay compliance with the standards for two more. Who pays the price? Tens of millions of people whose drinking water is at risk – especially children, who face developmental damage from the chemicals.

Tell the EPA: Our families need protection from toxic “forever chemicals.” 

“PFAS” is short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a class of more than 12,000 chemicals found in everyday products like waterproof jackets, nonstick pans, food wrappers, and personal care products. They can persist in the environment for hundreds of years; readily spread in the air, soil and water; and remain in our bodies for decades. This is why they are known as “forever chemicals.”   

For decades, companies have been allowed to manufacture and use PFAS and release these toxic chemicals into the environment with impunity, contaminating drinking water supplies for approximately 200 million people across the country. The EPA’s drinking water standards are a critical step toward addressing the PFAS drinking water crisis and helping communities across the country remove these dangerous chemicals from their water.   

But instead of looking out for our health, Trump’s EPA wants to unravel the only federal requirements to remove toxic forever chemicals from our tap water.  

We need to tell this administration the real way to “Make America Healthy Again” is to protect our communities from toxic chemicals like PFAS, and not roll back existing protections to increase corporate profits.