Key California Assembly committee advances bill to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

EWG | April 8, 2025

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"California is one step closer to protecting millions of residents from tap water contaminated by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

The Assembly’s Environmental Safety and Toxics Materials Committee on April 8 advanced a drinking water bill that includes setting enforceable state PFAS water standards.

Assembly Bill 794, introduced by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), would require that the standards be at least as protective as existing federal PFAS drinking water limits. And it would leave the door open to the state setting even stricter standards in the future."