Water Utilities Rage Against EPA’s PFAS Limits

Chemists pouring chemicals into large water utility pipes while shredding documents and burning papers in an industrial lab, symbolizing water utility resistance to regulations.

In a surprising legal battle, major trade groups representing U.S. water utilities are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new limits on toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. The utilities, tasked with delivering clean and safe water, have a history of opposing regulations that could improve water quality, according to public health advocates. The History … Read more