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Judi Lynn

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Mon May 27, 2019, 05:10 PM May 2019

Lawmakers, Trump agencies set for clash over chemicals in water

Lawmakers, Trump agencies set for clash over chemicals in water
BY REBECCA BEITSCH - 05/27/19 04:32 PM EDT

An aggressive push by Congress to pass bipartisan legislation addressing cancer-causing chemicals that are leaching into the water supply is setting the stage for a fight with the Trump administration.

The chemicals, commonly abbreviated as PFAS, are used in items ranging from food wrappers and Teflon pans to raincoats and firefighting foam. But studies have found that as they break down and find their way into drinking water, they can cause a variety of negative health effects.

PFAS has been linked with kidney and thyroid cancer along with high cholesterol and other illnesses. Contamination has spread to 43 states, and a 2015 study found 98 percent of Americans tested now have the chemical in their blood.

But the bipartisan push to tackle the problem is setting up a clash with agencies, in particular the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Pentagon, that have been resistant to regulating the chemicals.

More:
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/445514-lawmakers-trump-agencies-set-for-clash-over-chemicals-in-water

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Lawmakers, Trump agencies set for clash over chemicals in water (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2019 OP
Since when does the GOP care about Clean Water? Nasty bastards! walkingman May 2019 #1
take away healthcare KT2000 May 2019 #2
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