Summary

Concerns mount over how a Trump administration could handle clean water policies, including PFAS (“forever chemicals”) regulation and lead pipe replacement.

PFAS, linked to cancer and other health risks, contaminate much of the U.S. water supply.

Biden’s administration mandated utilities to reduce PFAS levels and replace lead pipes, with billions in federal funding. Trump’s team may delay or weaken these efforts, influenced by industry lobbying and Project 2025’s deregulatory goals.

Critics warn such rollbacks could worsen public health risks and increase long-term costs, despite bipartisan support for clean water protections.

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  • @Treczoks
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    112 months ago

    He will probably just forbid to test for PFAS, and then tell everybody that the measurements have gone to zero.

  • ditty
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    42 months ago

    Absolutely disgusting that companies would rather not clean up PFAs which will otherwise give millions of Americans cancer and cost the country more money and cause human suffering and death, just so they can keep their corporate profit projections higher. The people who work at these companies are Americans and people they know and love will likely be affected. 3M is responsible for polluting a bunch of reservoirs and wells around MN and they’ve already been forced to treat several, but it’s been a long drawn out process to get this far.

  • @Red_October
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    32 months ago

    What he’ll do is abolish the EPA and make testing the water a federal crime. No more tests saying it’s polluted, basically just means it’s clean!

    • @ChocoboRocket
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      22 months ago

      The chemicals in your water are no longer chemicals, but value added seasoning!

  • @Coreidan
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    32 months ago

    A promise huh? Thats worth less than a shit filled diaper.

    • partial_accumen
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      62 months ago

      Is it even possible to clean up pfas?

      My understanding, the answer is “yes” we can clean up PFAS, its just not easy/cheap. It requires pressures, temperatures, and chemicals not present in nature.

        • partial_accumen
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          22 months ago

          Sure. Its getting rid of the glitter by burning the carpet and the glitter together. The glitter is gone now. Its worth it if the glitter is poison and would kill you if you didn’t do this, but it does mean buying new carpet.

            • partial_accumen
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              12 months ago

              That’s not the carpet we’re talking about. These are small area rugs with hugely concentrated glitter (…PFAS from things like aircraft fire fighting foam that occur near airports and military airbases).

              The PFAS from your Glide dental floss isn’t even on the radar.