The Biden administration has proposed a new set of nationwide standards for drinking water, seeking to limit the levels of certain fluorinated chemicals associated with cancer that can build up in the human body over time.
The draft regulation, published Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), targets six chemicals known by the abbreviations PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFBS, PFHxS, and GenX. They have been found in drinking water supplies across the nation.
