EPA finally shows the way on PFAS in drinking water

When it comes to the “forever chemicals” polluting our water it seems that change has to be forced. The Environmental Protection Agency, after a lot of dilly-dallying, has just taken an important step to force that change.

Awareness of the risks posed by the per- and polyfluorinated substances collectively known as PFAS (certain cancers; disruption to immune, metabolic and endocrine systems; infertility; unhealthy babies; cardiovascular disease) hasn’t been enough, in many quarters, to move the needle.