WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting the amount of harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water to the lowest level that tests can detect, a long-awaited protection the agency said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses, including cancer.
FILE - Michael Gray-Lewis, a Jackson State engineering graduate questions EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, center, Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, left, and Radhika Fox, assistant administrator for water with the EPA, on efforts to deliver a sustainable water system for Jackson residents, Nov. 15, 2022, at Jackson State University.Â
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FILE - Michael Gray-Lewis, a Jackson State engineering graduate questions EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, center, Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, left, and Radhika Fox, assistant administrator for water with the EPA, on efforts to deliver a sustainable water system for Jackson residents, Nov. 15, 2022, at Jackson State University.Â
