This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

In recent months, the Trump administration has opened a deregulatory floodgate in the name of building more data centers . Among other things, this has involved ordering rollbacks of clean water regulations and opening up public lands to coal mining.

Now, it’s turning its eye to chemical regulation with a new policy that could, experts say, potentially fast-track the approval of new chemicals for use in the U.S. — including new types of forever chemicals — with limited oversight. Your support powers solutions-focused climate reporting — keeping it free for everyone. All donations DOUBLED for a limited time. Give now in under 45 seconds.

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