Los Angeles Times
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2021-10-18
EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals'
The Biden administration launches a wide-ranging strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds used in products including cookware and carpets.
The Biden administration launches a wide-ranging strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds used in products including cookware and carpets.
Michael Regan, the E.P.A. administrator, wants to limit a class of chemicals that has been linked to cancer and is found in everything from drinking water to furniture.
The Biden administration will move Monday to regulate a group of long-lasting chemicals that pose serious health risks to millions of Americans, and pervade everyday products such as cosmetics, dental floss, fast food containers and drinking water.