House passes bill to force EPA regulation of 'forever chemicals' linked to health concerns

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These man-made chemicals are so common that the CDC says almost all Americans have a measurable amount of the most well-known types in their blood.

the agency has concerns about bills that could force action on the entire class of chemicals, saying it could force water systems to spend money testing for and addressing the chemicals even if they have more pressing concerns.

Lawmakers from Michigan, where the state has been aggressively testing water quality since the Flint crisis, have also tried to add provisions on the chemicals to the National Defense Authorization Act and the spending bill -- but the measures were ultimately dropped. Rep. Debbie Dingell speaks on the House floor about lack of action around "forever chemicals" or PFAS during the debate over a bill that would regulate them in drinking water.

Rep. Debbie Dingell speaks on the House floor about lack of action around "forever chemicals" or PFAS during the debate over a bill that would regulate them in drinking water.Rep. Debbie Dingell, who introduced the bill, gave a strong speech on the lack of action around these chemicals during debate over the bill, standing next to a map that shows the vast majority of congressional districts have some kind of contamination identified.

“Did the Flint water crisis not teach us in this Congress and the country something? I hope and urge, I thank all of my colleagues that have worked on this issue," Dingell

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C-8 Chemicals complement of DuPont!

Will be blocked by Senate.

Mendelev in the blood of Americans

This will kill the school lunch program Betsy Devos had planned

Why were they approved in the first place?

There goes coal and hooray for nuclear

Damn. 🥺🥺

Trump supporters don’t believe in science.

And realDonaldTrump moves forward to relax laws to protect against such polluters!

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