The Trump administration is taking steps to further deregulate dangerous “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, increasingly ubiquitous chemicals that don’t easily break down and are linked to a wide range of health risks, including cancer and birth defects.

Amid industry lobbying, the Trump administration is taking steps to further deregulate dangerous “forever chemicals” — increasingly ubiquitous per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) that don’t easily break down and are linked to a wide range of health risks, including cancer and birth defects.

This move comes after President Donald Trump’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), former representative Lee Zeldin, recommended firing thousands of EPA scientists, tried to repeal dozens of pollution regulations, and filled the

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