The EPA announced its first-ever rule to reduce the amount of PFAS chemicals also known as 'forever chemicals' in drinking water on Tuesday.
and manufacturing. They're often nicknamed "forever chemicals" because they can stay in the environment or in the human body for a long time once they're introduced.
Long-term exposure to certain types of PFAS, which can accumulate in the body over time, "have been linked to serious illnesses, including cancer, liver damage and high cholesterol," according to Regan. The agency says the rule will prevent thousands of deaths and reduce tens of thousands of illnesses attributable to PFAS if fully implemented.
Many advocates and experts applauded EPA's rule as a critically important step but said they still want to see the agency regulate all 12,000 chemicals in the PFAS category and hold the companies who make the chemicals and caused PFAS pollution accountable.
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