From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):
Thousands of Pennsylvanians, from the Delaware Valley1 to Pittsburgh2 have had their drinking water contaminated with toxic PFAS.
PFAS are a family of toxic chemicals that pose serious threats to human health. Research has linked PFAS to cancer, suppressed immune systems, and developmental issues in children and infants.3
Curbing PFAS contamination is critical to protecting public health. Fortunately, the U.S. House of Representatives is voting this week to set a limit on PFAS in our drinking water.4
Go to https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=35866 to tell your U.S. House representative: Support measures to keep PFAS chemicals out of our drinking water.
From pollution at manufacturing sites to runoff of firefighting foam, toxic PFAS has found its way into drinking water in communities across the country, contaminating the drinking water of more than 16 million Americans.5,6
The legislation set to be voted on as early as this Thursday contains sweeping measures to protect our health from toxic PFAS — from cleaning up existing contamination through Superfund to giving us the right to know when these toxic chemicals are being used in our communities.
Join PennEnvironment in urging our U.S. representatives to set a protective standard on PFAS.
You have the opportunity to be a part of the solution. Send a message to Congress today to protect our drinking water.
We all deserve safe water coming out of our faucet.
1. Justine McDaniel & Laura McCrystal, “‘Is this really happening?’ Chemicals that tainted water on military bases spreading to other towns in Bucks, Montco?” Philadelphia Inquirer, December 28, 2018.
2. Oliver Morrison, “Report details PFAS contamination near Pittsburgh airport that ‘likely’ extends beyond military base boundaries,” Public Source, May 28, 2019.
3. “PFAS Health Effects,” Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, January 10, 2018.
4. Dean Scott and Sylvia Carignan, “Broad-Ranging PFAS Chemicals Bill on House Floor Next Week,” Bloomberg Environment, January 2, 2020.
5. Mark Scialla, “What are PFASs, the toxic chemicals being found in drinking water?,” Public Broadcasting Service, August 12, 2016.
6. Rebecca Hersher, “Scientists Dig Into Hard Questions About The fluorinated Pollutants Known As PFAS,” NPR, April 22, 2019.
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