Former members of the Trump administration say that EPA under his watch laid the groundwork for the Biden administration’s efforts to address PFAS contamination.
But health advocates say the Trump administration downplayed the risks of the chemicals, was slow to take action on PFAS and tried to slash funding for research on human health impacts.
“I’m concerned that with Trump 2.0, we will see a full-throttled assault on EPA’s chemical program,” said Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit watchdog group. “It happened in the previous Trump administration, it’s going to happen again and it’s going to be a lot worse.”
