by Brian Bienkowski | May 19, 2026 | Biden Administration, Drinking Water, EPA, forever chemicals, Lee Zeldin, MAHA, News, PFAS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Safe Drinking Water Act, Trump Administration
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday proposed dropping limits for four cancer-linked “forever chemicals” in drinking water established during the Biden administration, saying the changes were rushed and not in compliance with federal law. At the same time, the EPA said it is earmarking nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities to tackle per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
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by Sarah Beebe | Feb 7, 2026 | Drinking Water, Op-Ed, Prisons, Safe Drinking Water Act, Texas, Water Pollution
A recent report from the Texas Civil Rights Project reveals widespread and longstanding failures in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s (TDCJ) provision of safe drinking water to those incarcerated in state prisons. People are forced to drink and bathe with water they describe as over-chlorinated, slimy, and foul-smelling. The only source of water within most of their cells is a small sink…
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