‘Forever chemicals’ in drinking water shown in EPA’s pollution reports
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 number of affected drinking water systems grows with each update as the EPA adds more test results, and USA TODAY’s analysis shows annual averages at 667 water systems have now surpassed limits the EPA announced a year ago. Check your local drinking water system’s results in the map below, or explore the full map here.
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