Just months after the Biden administration finally proposed drinking water limits for six PFAS chemicals, Congress is considering exemptions that would allow companies to evade responsibility for cleaning up their pollutants.

Study after study shows that PFAS are toxic to human health even at very low levels, harming the immune and reproductive systems and even increasing the risk of cancer. An estimated 200 million Americans are affected by PFAS-contaminated water, and these chemicals persist for years in our bodies and the environment.

PFAS cost the American people up to $63 billion a year in health care costs and lost productivity. If Congress decides to create these loopholes, some companies that dumped these toxic chemicals into our air and water may not have to pay a cent.

We need to hear from 5,000 of our top supporters by midnight tonight to help us formulate our plans: Do you think Congress should exempt PFAS polluters from cleaning up PFAS?

Thanks for standing with us, friend.

– EWG Rapid Response