THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - MAHA: Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals Listed as Contaminants in Water Supply for First Time.
The Trump administration on Thursday moved to list, for the first time, microplastics and pharmaceuticals under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) draft list of contaminants impacting the nation's drinking water. "For too long, Americans have vocalized concerns about plastics and pharmaceuticals in their drinking water. That ends today," EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement. The post MAHA: Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals Listed as Contaminants in Water Supply for First Time. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration has added microplastics and pharmaceuticals to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) draft list of contaminants for the first time. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, public health officials, and government regulators. WHEN & WHERE: Announced Thursday as part of the EPA’s Contaminant Candidate List update under the Safe Drinking Water Act. KEY QUOTE: “One analysis estimates that the average person ingests tens of thousands microplastic particles each year through food, water, and air. Another study reports concentrations in the…Open