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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’ve been poisoned for decades. Robert Reich is a liar.[/quote]

Robert Reich is not a liar.

We've been poisoned for decades but that's 100% because of industry.  Dupont and others concealed and obfuscated data about their chemicals, products and their toxicity, and lobbied against regulation.  The American Chemistry Council slowed EPA down with constant fights.  PFAS spans over 4,000 chemicals which makes regulation difficult.  EPA lacked any clear statutory authority to regulate PFAS under existing regulations and Congress didn't act because of industry lobbying.

So it drug on for decades.  Finally, under Biden some action:
2021–2024: EPA launched its PFAS Strategic Roadmap, proposing rules under the Safe Drinking Water Act, CERCLA, and TSCA.
April 2024: EPA finalized drinking water standards for five PFAS compounds, setting enforceable limits as low as 4 parts per trillion.
May 2024: PFOA and PFOS were officially designated as hazardous substances under Superfund law, enabling cleanup enforcement
But now Trump is reversing all of that and is gutting the EPA.

Make America Poisoned Again.[/quote]

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