Biden Seeks to Accelerate Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’

“The Biden administration said it is moving forward on regulations to limit the spread of several toxic chemicals that public health advocates say are harmful to humans and should become the target of a widespread cleanup effort,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The toxic family of chemicals have made their way into drinking water and the food supply through a range of sources, including industrial operations, food packaging and firefighting foam. Public health groups and environmentalists said they are alarmed by the chemicals for the serious health problems they can cause and their resistance to biodegrading in the environment. The chemicals have been linked to several types of cancer and health problems such as high cholesterol.”

Sara Goddard has a good primer on “forever chemicals.”