Chemical companies and business groups with close ties to the administration have pushed back on the prospect of new PFAS regulations, which they say are contrary to the Trump administration’s deregulatory pledges. A slew of industry groups, for example, urged EPA last month to withdraw a water quality recommendation that could help reduce PFAS levels in rivers, streams and lakes.
“EPA is just kicking the can down the road,” said Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “They promised they’d holistically address the PFAS contamination crisis, but there were no concrete steps in their press release.”