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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to rescind limits on four toxic “forever chemicals” represents a dangerous retreat from science-based safeguards for drinking water, wildlife, and public health. While maintaining standards for PFOS and PFOA, this partial reversal ignores overwhelming evidence of these chemicals' harm.

"The science is clear: Toxic forever chemicals are dangerous for people and wildlife alike — rescinding recent, historic standards makes no sense,” said Rebecca Meuninck, Great Lakes Regional Executive Director for the National Wildlife Federation. "The EPA is ignoring strong science that shows these chemicals harm people, wildlife, and the environment. Delaying action on any PFAS only allows further contamination of our waters and wildlife." 

PFAS or “forever chemicals” are a group of chemicals that threaten people, wildlife, and entire ecosystems. Many PFAS are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic, with risks to humans, fish and wildlife. Because many PFAS bioaccumulate (get taken up in organisms) and biomagnify (increase in concentrations up the food web), the chemicals can have impacts on fish and game species which are cornerstones to hunting, angling, and the Great Lakes economy overall. They also pose great risks to public health. For more information on the hazards of PFAS, see the National Wildlife Federation's PFAS Crisis Fact Sheet.