LETTER: Regulations Should Not Be Loosened

LETTER: Regulations should not be loosened

It is proposed that regulations for (PFAS) ”forever chemicals” be loosened.

The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for 4 PFAS. Thousands more remain unregulated.

Last week, environmental groups decried plans from the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind and “reconsider” drinking water limits for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, compounds linked to cancer and damage to the immune and endocrine systems, among other health effects.  The limits had been finalized by Joe Biden’s administration last April as part of an effort to limit people’s exposure to hazardous “forever chemicals.” …

Observations Regarding EPA’s Recently Announced PFAS Plans

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin recently issued a press release that “Announces Major EPA Actions to Combat PFAS Contamination.”  As we generally expected, the announcement did not include plans to rescind Biden-era PFAS rules or regulations, though EPA subsequently announced that it would be rescinding drinking water standards (known as MCLs) for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX, and a mixture of these three PFAS plus PFBS.  EPA also has announced that it will b…