From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):
PFAS, toxic “forever chemicals,” never leave our environment. Yet for years, polluters have dumped these cancer-linked chemicals into our rivers, lakes and reservoirs.1,2
Right now, you have the chance to help turn off the PFAS tap. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting comments on its PFAS standards — but the deadline is coming up fast, on Oct. 14.
Will you make your voice heard during this crucial comment period before it ends? Tell the EPA to stop polluters from dumping PFAS into our waters at https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=46784.
From the Great Lakes to Chesapeake Bay, we visit our waterways for swimming, fishing, kayaking — and to enjoy their beauty, of course. But beneath the beautiful surface lies a growing film of dangerous chemicals.
Right now, polluters are allowed to pump PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, into our waters. Once the chemicals enter the environment, they never leave.
With links to cancer, kidney and liver problems, birth defects, and more, PFAS chemicals threaten to endanger our nation’s recreational and drinking waters.3
A swim in your local lake or a drink of water from your home shouldn’t come with a side of toxic chemical exposure. Let’s make sure it doesn’t.
Tell the EPA: Strengthen water standards to keep our water PFAS-free.
Since PFAS chemicals never disappear, one of the strongest actions we can take is to turn off the tap.
The EPA has taken the first step: The agency has agreed to set pollution control standards for PFAS.
Now, we need to make sure those standards are strict enough to keep these permanent polluting chemicals out of our water where it can endanger our health and environment for the rest of time.
The EPA can keep PFAS out of our waters. Add your name to make sure the agency does.
1. Sharon Udasin, “New data on ‘forever chemicals’ prompts calls for more transparency,” The Hill, July 15, 2021.
2. Hiroko Tabuchi, “E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show,” The New York Times, July 12, 2021.
3. Sharon Udasin, “New data on ‘forever chemicals’ prompts calls for more transparency,” The Hill, July 15, 2021.
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