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EPA Loosens PFAS Limits, Millions at Risk

5/14/2025

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The EPA intends to relax limits on specific PFAS chemicals in drinking water, keeping PFOA and PFOS standards intact.
Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a two-year compliance extension, pushing the deadline to 2031.
Environmental groups condemned the decision, arguing it jeopardizes clean water commitments.
Millions of Americans face health risks from PFAS exposure due to these changes.
The agency will begin a new rulemaking process to reassess limits on more PFAS chemicals.

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Story summary

The EPA intends to relax limits on specific PFAS chemicals in drinking water, keeping PFOA and PFOS standards intact.
Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a two-year compliance extension, pushing the deadline to 2031.
Environmental groups condemned the decision, arguing it jeopardizes clean water commitments.
Millions of Americans face health risks from PFAS exposure due to these changes.
The agency will begin a new rulemaking process to reassess limits on more PFAS chemicals.