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Kirsten Engel: “In April 2024, EPA finalized really the first ever…”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

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Distinguished Environmental Lecture: Kirsten Engel

Published | Video Starts at 34:00

These are those forever chemicals that can get into our drinking water, very hard to break down down our suspected carcinogens. So here's what's happening with respect to the federal regulation. In April 2024, EPA finalized really the first ever nationwide maximum contaminant levels for different types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water. This is extremely important for those hazardous waste cleanups. You need some kind of standard with which to clean up to at those sites. However, we have now a retrenchment. (34:00–34:12)

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Asserts that in April 2024, the EPA set nationwide maximum contaminant levels for PFAS in drinking water.

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