Have you heard about PFAS? Also called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS chemicals are in everything from food to fabrics. And they never break down or go away — they’re called “forever chemicals” for a reason.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to set any legal limit for PFAS in drinking water. Instead, it has published unenforceable health advisories on just four major PFAS chemicals. These advisories warn that PFAS is unsafe even at near-zero levels.
But communities across the country want real action on toxic PFAS chemicals, not inadequate advisories. Congress can act now to deliver enforceable limits on PFAS to get these toxic chemicals out of our water!
PFAS chemicals don’t break down naturally and they leach into our food and water. These forever chemicals contaminate drinking water across the country. More than 200 million people in the U.S. could be drinking PFAS-contaminated water right now. These toxic chemicals are a serious human health risk.
The corporations that make PFAS have known about these dangers for decades; they try to hide the science about the risks to our health.
But the science is clear: We need to remove these chemicals from our drinking water. We need enforceable regulations to force PFAS polluters to clean up their toxic mess. It’s time for the Senate to act.
Food & Water Action and its affiliated organization, Food & Water Watch, are advocacy groups with a common mission to protect our food, water and climate.
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