Trump administration wants to rescind limits on 'forever chemicals' set last year, federal court motion shows

It's the latest in a series of rollbacks in environmental regulations undertaken in the first eight months of the Trump Administration. Read More

EPA Seeks to Reverse Rules Protecting Drinking Water From ‘Forever Chemicals’

One environmental attorney said that the EPA proposal “prioritizes chemical industry profits and utility companies’ bottom line over the health of children and families across the country.” Public ... Read More

New report reveals danger lurking in millions of Americans' drinking water: 'A public health disaster'

The Environmental Working Group broke down the new EPA data, revealing that PFAS are present in the drinking water of an additional 7 million Americans, bringing the total number of those consuming ... Read More

Federal Water Tap, September 15, 2025: EPA Says It Won’t Regulate Four PFAS in Drinking Water

EPA intends to retract a Biden-era regulation for four PFAS in drinking water. ● Report on children’s health highlights MAHA concern with fluoride in drinking water. ● GAO finds that the outcomes from ... Read More

New EPA data show more towns have PFAS in their water. Is yours one?

Shane Pepe knows exactly how his town's drinking water came to be polluted with the "forever chemicals" it recently reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The borough manager in Emmaus, ... Read More

It’s Possible to Remove the Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water. Will It Happen?

New research shows that filtration systems that remove PFAS can also get rid of other harmful substances. Whether they’ll actually be introduced is a different matter entirely. Read More

Are PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' in your water in NY? Check the new EPA list

More than 3.5 million New Yorkers are served by water systems that have detected so-called forever chemicals that raise concerns about environmental and human health risks. Newly reported water test ... Read More

Do MD, PA towns have high levels of PFAS in their water? How to check.

Shane Pepe knows exactly how his town's drinking water came to be polluted with the "forever chemicals" it recently reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The borough manager in Emmaus, ... Read More

PFAS 'forever chemicals' found in upstate NY drinking water systems: See where

More than 3.5 million New Yorkers are served by water systems that have detected so-called forever chemicals that raise concerns about environmental and human health risks. Newly reported water test ... Read More

New EPA data show more towns have PFAS in their water. Is Zanesville one of them?

Shane Pepe knows exactly how his town's drinking water came to be polluted with the "forever chemicals" it recently reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The borough manager in Emmaus, ... Read More