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“𝗪𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄, #𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗖𝗚𝗡𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲
𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀.” (@micheal)

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Thank you.

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#accCGN25
01.-03. MAY 2025

@alexkylburg, @micheal

Just proving that #Trump's administration is TOXIC!

Trump #EPA withdrawal of #PFAS effluent limits is setback for #PublicHealth, #EWG warns

WASHINGTON – "On Tuesday, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a pending Biden administration plan that would have protected public health from the chemical manufacturing sector by setting discharge limits on the toxic '#ForeverChemicals' known as PFAS.

"The Trump administration pulled the proposal from White House review – the last step before the agency could release the plan publicly and seek comment on it. The decision is a significant setback for efforts to address the growing public health crisis caused by industrial PFAS pollution of the water supply.

"Coupled with President Donald Trump’s executive order placing a freeze on any new federal regulations, the withdrawal prompts significant concerns from environmental and public health advocates about the future of PFAS regulation and whether tackling the PFAS contamination crisis will be an administration priority.

The following is a statement from Melanie Benesh, vice president for government affairs at the #EnvironmentalWorkingGroup:

"Yesterday’s action by the Trump administration to withdraw the long-awaited proposal on PFAS effluent limits is a devastating setback in the fight to protect our communities from toxic 'forever chemicals.'

"This move not only delays establishing critical federal standards but also sends a dangerous message giving polluters a green light to continue poisoning our water and communities without fear of consequence.

"It’s an unconscionable betrayal of the public’s health in favor of corporate interests, and it underscores this administration’s troubling shift in policy which threatens to roll back any progress to protect our #environment and hold #polluters accountable.

"PFAS contamination is already a public health crisis. The science is clear: PFAS are toxic at even the smallest levels, and they have been linked to serious health problems, including cancer, immune suppression and developmental harm. Communities across the country, especially those near PFAS-manufacturing facilities, have lived with the devastating consequences of this pollution for decades.

"State regulators have waited for the federal government to lead on this issue so they can incorporate effective monitoring and treatment requirements into their discharge permits. Without federal limits, those efforts remain stalled.

"The Trump administration’s refusal to act now puts even more lives at risk, leaving American communities to fend for themselves as polluters continue their unchecked discharges of toxic PFAS into our water."

ewg.org/news-insights/statemen
#WaterIsLife #PFASContamination #EnvironmentalDamage #ManMadeDisasters #AFFF #Wildlife #OceansAreLife #PFASPollution
#FirefightingFoam #PFOS
#3M #ForeverChemicals #Environment #BigChemical #CorporateInterests #Corporatocracy #TrumptyDumpty #WhenIdiotsRule #USPol

Environmental Working GroupTrump EPA withdrawal of PFAS effluent limits is setback for public health, EWG warnsWASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a pending Biden administration plan that would have protected public health from the chemical manufacturing sector by setting discharge limits on the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

“Documents uncovered by Watershed Investigations and the Guardian reveal that evidence showing PFOS does not biodegrade had begun to appear as early as 1949. However, until the 1990s 3M continued to produce information and brochures for customers stating that natural processes would break down the foams.”
#pfas #Firefighting #3M #cancer
theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · 3M knew firefighting foams containing PFAS were toxic, documents showBy Rachel Salvidge

'Er is niet genoeg geld in de wereld om alle PFAS in het milieu te verwijderen.’ En nu?'

"PFAS zitten óveral in – pannen, jassen, verf – en zijn giftig. Belangrijker, ze vergaan niet en moeten dus worden verboden. De ene PFAS is de andere niet, werpen lobbyisten tegen. Helaas: ‘Het wordt alleen maar erger.’

groene.nl/artikel/de-gladde-mi #PFAS #PFOA #Chemours #DuPont #Teflon #3M #ftm

De Groene Amsterdammer‘Er is niet genoeg geld in de wereld om alle PFAS in het milieu te verwijderen.’ En nu?PFAS zitten óveral in – pannen, jassen, verf – en zijn giftig. Belangrijker, ze vergaan niet en moeten dus worden verboden. De ene PFAS is de andere niet, werpen lobbyisten tegen. Helaas: ‘Het wordt alleen maar erger.’

"Une nouvelle étude met en lumière la nécessité d’une action urgente face à l’accumulation exponentielle de #TFA dans le monde.

Cet article scientifique apporte un éclairage nouveau pour les régulateurs qui ne disposaient jusqu'à présent que d’études financées principalement par l’industrie chimique (red flag !) dont les forces financières s’activent pour lui donner une image inoffensive…"

rtbf.be/article/pfas-des-scien

PFAS : des scientifiques alertent sur le danger du TFA, l’industrie sème le doute
RTBF.be · PFAS : des scientifiques alertent sur le danger du TFA, l’industrie sème le doute - RTBF ActusBy Emmanuel Morimont

Het Vlaamse drinkwater zit vol met #TFA, de kleinste telg van de #PFAS-familie. Vlaams minister Jo Brouns legt nu toch een norm vast. Die is wel zeven keer minder streng dan de Nederlandse en Waalse.

Al een jaar zet Apache de problematiek op de kaart: van de verborgen lobby, over de rol van #3M, tot het politieke struisvogelgedrag.

apache.be/2023/09/11/dark-pfas

apache.be · Dark PFAS: de verborgen waarheidDe industrie trekt een mistgordijn op over hoe ‘dark PFAS’ massaal in het milieu terechtkomen.