The EPA’s comprehensive plan to deal with toxic nonstick chemicals in drinking water offers frustrated local officials little more than they had a year ago.
The Feb. 14 plan commits the agency to making a determination by the end of this year on whether to set nationwide drinking water standards for two of these chemicals: PFOA and PFOS, part of a broader family of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
Water utilities have been watching for the proposals from the Environmental Protection Agency since it convened a nationwide summit on the issue in May ...