EPA Drinking Water Rules Are a Costly Overreach

The Biden administration has launched an aggressive regulatory mission to rescue Americans from toxic Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water. Also known as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down in the environment and accumulate in the human body, PFAS are certainly toxic and have been discharged into American water supplies since the 1940s. The new rules consist of drinking water restrictions focused on six PFAS, though the EPA currently identifies 12,034. But behind the showboating of protecting public health are some disturbing oversights.

Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water

Health risks from PFAS in drinking water include (thus far): damage to the reproductive system, including decreased fertility and high blood pressure in pregnant women; developmental effects in children including low birth weight, accelerated puberty, bone…