<p>EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS.</p><p>Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-pfas-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-pfas-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-epa-pfas-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/pfas/" rel="tag">#PFAS</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/foreverchemicals/" rel="tag">#ForeverChemicals</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
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<p>NEW: ProPublica recently reported that the U.S. Forest Service knowingly issued protective gear containing <a href="/tags/pfas/" rel="tag">#PFAS</a> to wildland firefighters.</p><p>The agency says it has now stopped distributing those garments.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pfas-firefighter-gear-forest-service" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/pfas-firefighter-gear-forest-service"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pfa</span><span class="invisible">s-firefighter-gear-forest-service</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#wildfires</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a> <a href="/tags/foreverchemicals/" rel="tag">#foreverchemicals</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a></p>