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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized the country's first-ever national limits on ' forever chemicals ' in drinking water , a move that advocates welcomed as a critical step toward protecting tens of millions of people from exposure to pervasive toxic compounds that have been linked to a range of health problems—including cancer and reproductive issues.
''Today's announcement of robust, health-protective legal limits on PFAS in tap water will finally give tens of millions of Americans the protection they should have had decades ago,' Cook said. 'It is the most consequential decision to regulate drinking water in 30 years.
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