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Trump Would Let Industry Sway PFAS Rules and Endanger Public Health, Experts Warn
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A second Trump administration would cripple the U.S. Environment al Protection Agency's ability to protect the public from toxic ' forever chemicals ,' The Guardian reported Sunday, citing experts inside and outside the agency. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances , a class of about 16,000 synthetic compounds that break down only very slowly, have been linked to a wide array of serious medical conditions including cancer.

Project 2025, a roadmap for Republican governance produced by the right-wing Heritage Foundation, proposes deregulation of PFAS, narrowing the definition of the class of toxic compounds, and elimination of the EPA office that assesses chemicals' toxicity.

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