Critics say EPA action plan on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ falls short

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The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled what officials called a historic effort to rein in a class of long-lasting chemicals, known as PFAS, that scientists say pose serious health risks.

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Expect more cancer & diseases with Trump and Republican deregulation. While they are probably drinking (& bathing) in water from the Pyrenees, the rest of us are guzzling toxic chemical soups from the plants of their industrialist cronies. Great way to MAGA! Just kill the proles!

Fixed it. Scientists, environmentalists, the public, anyone with a brain, say EPA action plan on toxic 'forever chemicals' falls short. But EPAAWheeler wants to delay banning his pal’s toxins. FireWheeler Chemicals Pesticides PFAS Toxins ThursdayThoughts FridayFeeling

Of course. It's trump's EPA. Like everything else he has touched, it rots like a dead rat.

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