Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants
Summary
The Trump administration plans to reverse hundreds of state-level bans on toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" and other harmful substances by changing EPA risk evaluation rules.
The move would pre-empt state laws restricting chemicals in consumer goods, weakening protections under statutes like California’s Prop 65.
Critics warn this will increase public exposure to carcinogens and hormone disruptors. The Trump EPA will assess chemicals by specific use rather than overall risk, likely exempting many products.
Though implementation may take years, advocates expect ongoing pressure from states and consumers to limit toxic chemical use.
Why? Wtf is the point?
The point is to remove any restrictions on business and industry, regardless of the harm it does to the people or the planet.
Money and power is all that these people hold sacred, and it’s impossible for them to ever have enough. I personally find it very amusing that Christians worship Trump when he’s the antithesis of their original savior.
Cruelty
For social policies? Yes.
For business regulation policies? No.
It's money, money now and money fast. Fuck the future, the now is profitable. That's what these people want. To these business owners the only thing that matters is "line go up each quarter". They don't care that in the future there won't be as many people to sell to because they've destroyed the environment and made everyone sick.
These people need some adjusting.
Quarterly profit
Although I’d still cast my stone back at the government. This is exactly one of the scenarios capitalism does not do well. We should have a government serving the needs of the population, not the corporations, that shapes the market so capitalism will use its short term incentives to achieve longer term societal good.
The problem is government failing to shape the markets capitalism operates in, government captured by corporate interests, government abuse of authority for personal enrichment rather than societal, government turning the tables on voters as a manipulator means to an end instead of the voice of the people to serve
A combination of being against everything the opposition is for as well as corporate profit.
The Republicans are making the frogs gay!