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Environment & Energy

applegrove

(133,174 posts) Mon May 18, 2026, 06:56 PM Monday

EPA to rescind bans on 4 forever chemicals in drinking water.

The Trump administration is proposing to completely remove limits on four forever chemicals contaminating drinking water across the country â€” a change likely to anger Make America Healthy Again activists who have pushed for stricter regulations.

www.notus.org/climate-envi...
— RoseMarie (@rosesbloom24.bsky.social) 2026-05-18T21:32:16.143Z

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EPA to rescind bans on 4 forever chemicals in drinking water. (Original Post) applegrove Monday OP

Damn them! SheltieLover Monday #1

we are so screwed IzzaNuDay Monday #2

Clean air, food, water are so overrated. Irish_Dem Monday #3

SheltieLover

(81,779 posts)

1. Damn them!

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Mon May 18, 2026, 06:57 PM

Monday

IzzaNuDay

(1,349 posts)

2. we are so screwed

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Mon May 18, 2026, 07:01 PM

Monday

which means any product containing these chemicals will have no use restrictions.
Compare that to the rest of the world, working diligently to eradicate them. Shameful!

Irish_Dem

(82,418 posts)

3. Clean air, food, water are so overrated.

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Mon May 18, 2026, 07:13 PM

Monday

Can't afford food anyway.
And AI centers are taking all the water.

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