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Trump Administration Stalled a Survey of PFAS in Wastewater, Former EPA Officials Say
Critics say the delay leaves regulators without data on which industries discharge PFAS, even as EPA and OMB reviews usually take about 60 days.
- The White House Office of Management and Budget has stalled a critical Environmental Protection Agency survey on PFAS in wastewater for nearly two years, blocking regulators from identifying industrial sources of the toxic chemicals.
- While Trump administration officials criticized a previous EPA draft report for lacking this national occurrence study, the OMB has kept the identical proposal unapproved since October 2024, creating what David Andrews, chief science officer at the Environmental Working Group, calls a "logical paradox."
- Robert Wood, former director of the EPA's Office of Water, argued the survey would help identify top industrial polluters, though Cynthia Finley of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies questioned the need, citing existing data.
- Critics, including the Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-aligned "Make America Healthy Again" movement, argue the delay hampers efforts to address toxic exposures. Kelly Ryerson, an activist with the group, said the data "is urgently needed."
- Trump officials have simultaneously delayed significant drinking water limits and restarted regulatory processes for chemical manufacturers, drawing criticism for an approach environmentalists describe as "too industry-friendly.
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Trump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say
The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help identify industries dumping harmful PFAS chemicals in wastewater, two former officials say.
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