Edward Carver is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
The World Health Organization has scrapped its draft guidelines for ' forever chemicals ' in drinking water and restarted scientific review following criticism that its previous process was unduly influenced by industry-linked science, The Guardian reported Wednesday.
to human health, more transparency about the process, and better enforcement of the organization's conflict-of-interest policy.
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