Elissa Slotkin Instagram – Today’s announcement is a landmark moment in the fight to clean up PFAS. For the first time, the EPA has finalized national, enforceable standards for PFAS contamination, and will require public water systems to take action to meet them.
Michigan has been focused on water quality issues in a serious way since the Flint water crisis, and when the EPA was slow to issue PFAS standards, Michigan developed our own in 2020. But this fight has always been at the federal level, and today, I’m thrilled to see a nationwide standard for every state in the union.
More than almost any issue, I have worked on this since my first days in Congress, pushing administrations of both parties for a national drinking water standard on PFAS contamination – through legislation, Pentagon amendments, and direct engagement with the EPA.
Many other Michigan legislators, grassroots activists, and concerned citizens have worked it long before me. This is a big deal for our state and for sites of concern in our district, so I’ll be working closely with all impacted communities to ensure these new standards get Michiganders the answers they deserve as soon as possible. | Posted on 10/Apr/2024 19:10:27
