Opinion: Rolling Back PFAS Protections is a Dangerous Gamble for Hoosier Health
This piece originally appeared in the Johnson County Daily Journal.
By Desi Rybolt
There is something deceptively reassuring about the word “reconsider.” It makes you think a careful, productive review is underway or that a better solution is coming soon.
When the EPA announced last month it was pulling back federal drinking water protections for four of six “forever chemicals” — GenX, PFHxS, PFNA and hazardous PFAS mixtures — it used squishy words like “reconsider” and “reissue.” The agency announced nearly $1 billion in grant funding. Officials invoked the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.
Regardless of the angle,what the EPA is proposing will continue to put our health at risk.
