EPA limits remain on 'forever chemicals' – for now. See what's in your drinking water.

March 28, 2025

Read the full article by Austin Fast and Ignacio Calderon (USA Today)

"More than 37 million Americans drink water from systems that exceed limits on toxic "forever chemicals," according to USA TODAY's analysis of the first update of Environmental Protection Agency data under the Trump administration.

The EPA had been updating the records quarterly like clockwork, but the latest data release came more than a month later than expected, tucked amid an onslaught of cuts and changes within the agency.

The regulatory rollbacks announced earlier this month include repealing emission limits on power plants, reducing the number of waterways protected by the Clean Water Act and reconsidering limits on car exhaust set to take effect in 2027."