The Trump administration wants to rescind strict federal limits on four "forever chemicals" in drinking water established last year, according to a motion filed in federal court. The administration previously said it would relax rules set by the Environmental Protection Agency during the Biden administration for two more compounds, extending the deadlines for water suppliers to comply.

The motion filed Thursday is the latest in a series of rollbacks in environmental regulations undertaken in the first eight months of the Trump administration.

"The EPA’s announcement is a big win for corporate polluters," said Robert Hayes, a clean water expert at Environmental Advocates NY. He said the rollback would leave New Yorkers "at risk of exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals every time they turn on t

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