La administración Trump propone relajar los límites a los químicos eternos

La administración Trump anunció planes para revocar las restricciones sobre cuatro tipos de PFAS en el agua potable y ampliar los plazos de cumplimiento para otros dos. Los funcionarios describieron la medida como un enfoque realista para proteger la salud pública.

El lunes, el secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., elogió al presidente Donald Trump por su compromiso de eliminar los químicos eternos. Estas sustancias han sido vinculadas a cánceres y otros daños a la salud, y se encuentran en el agua del grifo en muchos distritos electorales.

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