Keep forever chemicals out of our drinking water

PFAS are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down. They build up in our bodies and have been linked to cancer, infertility, and harm to developing children. They have turned up in the drinking water of roughly 200 million people across the country.

In 2024 the EPA finally set the first national limits on six of these chemicals in tap water. Now the agency has proposed to scrap the limits on four of them and let water systems delay meeting the other two. The small, rural water systems that many Oregon Coast communities rely on are exactly the places where those protections matter most.

The EPA is taking public comments until July 20, 2026. Earthjustice has set up an action form to send yours to the official docket. Telling the EPA to keep clean-water protections in place is a way to look out for your own household and your neighbors'.