Long Island’s congressional delegation should show a unified, bipartisan front in convincing Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin against delaying enforcement of new limits to so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water, environmentalists say.

"This is not a controversial issue. This is not a Republican or Democrat issue," said Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, based in Farmingdale. "The issue of safe drinking water has always bridged the gap between political parties."

Drawing controversy is the recent decision by the agency under Zeldin to postpone a deadline by two years, to 2031, for water utilities or public water systems to comply with new federal water standards for the targeted polyfluoroalkyl substances, o

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