The article highlights concerns over the rollbacks of PFAS regulations under the Trump administration, specifically those set by the Biden-era EPA. PFAS chemicals, known for their health risks, are found in drinking water systems affecting millions of Americans. Current laws, like the Safe Drinking Water Act's anti-backsliding provision, require new standards to be as protective as previous ones. However, the EPA's recent actions to rescind limits for certain PFAS and delay compliance raises alarm about public health safety and the potential implications for water utilities and communities.
Under the rule, public water utilities have to monitor water for the six compounds, notify the public of unsafe levels, and treat the water.
The provision is really simple: the only way they could get around it is to say we have discovered new evidence that clarifies that revising the standard will do nothing to reduce protection of public health.
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