Get These “Forever Chemicals” Out of Our Water
- av: Earthjustice
Every day, millions of people across the country drink water contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS. This exposure poses serious health hazards, as PFAS can damage the immune system and cause cancer and other health problems. After years of inaction by the federal government, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed long-overdue limits on six PFAS in drinking water. EPA's proposal would prevent thousands of PFAS-linked deaths and serious illnesses.
"PFAS" is short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a class of more than 12,000 chemicals found in everyday products like waterproof jackets, nonstick pans, food wrappers, and personal care products. They can persist in the environment for up to hundreds of years, readily spread in the air, soil and water, and can remain in our bodies for decades. This is why they are known as "forever chemicals." PFAS are linked to serious medical problems, including cancer, infertility, impaired fetal development, and immune system suppression that decreases vaccine effectiveness.
For decades, companies have been allowed to manufacture and use PFAS and release these toxic chemicals into the environment with impunity, contaminating drinking water supplies for approximately 200 million Americans. EPA's proposed drinking water standards are a critical step toward addressing the PFAS drinking water crisis, and helping communities across the country remove these dangerous chemicals from their water.
Join us in supporting strong PFAS drinking water standards and opposing industry's efforts to weaken these necessary protections.
"PFAS" is short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a class of more than 12,000 chemicals found in everyday products like waterproof jackets, nonstick pans, food wrappers, and personal care products. They can persist in the environment for up to hundreds of years, readily spread in the air, soil and water, and can remain in our bodies for decades. This is why they are known as "forever chemicals." PFAS are linked to serious medical problems, including cancer, infertility, impaired fetal development, and immune system suppression that decreases vaccine effectiveness.
For decades, companies have been allowed to manufacture and use PFAS and release these toxic chemicals into the environment with impunity, contaminating drinking water supplies for approximately 200 million Americans. EPA's proposed drinking water standards are a critical step toward addressing the PFAS drinking water crisis, and helping communities across the country remove these dangerous chemicals from their water.
Join us in supporting strong PFAS drinking water standards and opposing industry's efforts to weaken these necessary protections.
Dear Administrator Regan,
Thank you for taking the first step to regulate PFAS in drinking water. For decades, PFAS have contaminated drinking water supplies for millions of people across the country, resulting in increased rates of cancer, developmental and reproductive harm, and other serious diseases. EPA's proposed drinking water standards would provide important and long overdue protections against six of these toxic chemicals. We strongly support the proposed standards, and we urge EPA to finalize them as quickly as possible.
PFAS are a large, long-lasting, and highly dangerous class of chemicals. Often called "forever chemicals," PFAS persist in the environment, build up in our blood and organs, and continue to cause harm decades after they are released into the environment. PFAS have contaminated drinking water supplies for approximately 200 million people and the blood of nearly every individual in the United States, including newborn babies who are exposed in utero. Yet despite the serious health risks associated with PFAS, there are currently no federal limits on PFAS levels in drinking water.
EPA's proposed rule would provide safer drinking water for communities from coast to coast. By establishing strong limits on six widely detected PFAS, the proposal would save thousands of lives and prevent tens of thousands of serious PFAS-related illnesses each year. The EPA acknowledges and addresses the cumulative impacts on communities who are exposed to multiple PFAS, and by issuing this proposal, EPA is one step closer to fulfilling its commitment under the 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap to begin regulating PFAS in drinking water. We urge you to quickly finalize these standards, and to implement a rule that is the most health-protective, resisting industry's efforts to weaken them.
Sincerely,
[Name]
Signera petitionenSignera petitionenThank you for taking the first step to regulate PFAS in drinking water. For decades, PFAS have contaminated drinking water supplies for millions of people across the country, resulting in increased rates of cancer, developmental and reproductive harm, and other serious diseases. EPA's proposed drinking water standards would provide important and long overdue protections against six of these toxic chemicals. We strongly support the proposed standards, and we urge EPA to finalize them as quickly as possible.
PFAS are a large, long-lasting, and highly dangerous class of chemicals. Often called "forever chemicals," PFAS persist in the environment, build up in our blood and organs, and continue to cause harm decades after they are released into the environment. PFAS have contaminated drinking water supplies for approximately 200 million people and the blood of nearly every individual in the United States, including newborn babies who are exposed in utero. Yet despite the serious health risks associated with PFAS, there are currently no federal limits on PFAS levels in drinking water.
EPA's proposed rule would provide safer drinking water for communities from coast to coast. By establishing strong limits on six widely detected PFAS, the proposal would save thousands of lives and prevent tens of thousands of serious PFAS-related illnesses each year. The EPA acknowledges and addresses the cumulative impacts on communities who are exposed to multiple PFAS, and by issuing this proposal, EPA is one step closer to fulfilling its commitment under the 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap to begin regulating PFAS in drinking water. We urge you to quickly finalize these standards, and to implement a rule that is the most health-protective, resisting industry's efforts to weaken them.
Sincerely,
[Name]
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