[“Forever Chemicals”\Drinking Water]
Sanders will also unveil new legislation to clean up PFAS toxins in municipal drinking supplies, designate the class of PFAS chemicals as hazardous pollutants, and prohibit their widespread use in food containers and packaging.
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“FOREVER CHEMICALS”
VERMONT SENATOR SANDERS WILL HOST PANEL TO COMBAT CORPORATE POLLUTERS WHO CONTAMINATE DRINKING WATER
ILLINOIS REP. RUSH VOTES TO PROTECT CHICAGOANS FROM ‘FOREVER CHEMICALS’ CONTAMINATING DRINKING WATER
[Drinking Water Contamination\PFAS & PFOS]
Rep. Rush: “From Flint to Newark, we have long known there is a direct correlation between a person’s zip code and the quality of their drinking water…Last year, the Environmental Working Group found a total of 20 PFAS contaminants across Chicago’s water supply…these chemicals have been linked to adverse health effects including cancer, immune system effects, infertility, impaired child development, high cholesterol, and thyroid disease.”
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LETTER SENT TO CONGRESS SOUNDS ALARM ABOUT DANGEROUS “FOREVER” PFAS CHEMICALS CONTAMINATING DRINKING WATER AND ENVIRONMENT
[Environmental News]
Attorney General James: “These toxic ‘forever’ chemicals endanger the well-being of people across our state, and we need federal legislation to address the threat. We strongly urge Congress to take action and give our states the tools we urgently need to address the harms these dangerous chemicals cause to our communities.”
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