Read the full article by Austin Fast (USA Today).
“Recent tests have detected toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in public drinking water systems serving at least 151 million people, roughly half of all Americans who rely on these utilities to deliver clean water.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released new records Feb. 12 of water samples collected over the past three years. Many of these detections were for PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the EPA doesn’t currently limit, or the measurements didn’t exceed limits the agency approved in 2024 for two types of PFAS.
However, more than 1,050 water systems reported average PFAS levels above the EPA’s new limits. Collectively, these systems provide drinking water for at least 52 million people, or more than 1 of every 7 Americans.”…