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![General view of part of the facilities of Dow Chemicals and Solvay USA Inc, in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on February 6, 2019. While several companies in the chemical industry, including 3m, DuPont and Solvay, have phased out products linked to toxic chemicals from the per- and polyfuoroalkyl (PFAS) substances group, there are 2,500 industrial manufacturing and chemical facilities that could be releasing replacement PFAS into the air and water.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0410-dow-chemical-400x300.jpg)
As US Reels From COVID-19, the PFAS Pollution Crisis Is Quietly Growing
Polluters in virtually every congressional district could be discharging PFAS in the absence of federal regulations.
![States with fewer local protections and resources will suffer the most.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/GettyImages-167778602-400x300.jpg)
Drinking Water Quality Could Plummet Under Trump’s Clean Water Rollback
States with fewer local protections and resources will suffer the most.
![The Rim Fire burned 256,000 acres of the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park in 2013.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/2020_0215-burned-watershed-400x300.jpg)
Wildfires Threaten North American Water Supplies
Polluted water creates many expensive, difficult and long-lasting challenges for drinking water treatment.
![A drinking water fountain near a playground at the grounds of the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on February 6, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2020_0128-water-fountain-400x300.jpg)
Virtually All Major US Drinking Water Sources Likely Contaminated With PFAS
Trump has pledged to veto legislation that would require the EPA to limit toxic chemicals in drinking water.
![A water well is drilled next to an oil well and fracking site in San Joaquin Valley, California, November 1, 2014.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2020_0121-water-well-fracking-400x300.jpg)
Global Groundwater Is Threatened by Unsustainable Practices Amid Climate Crisis
The fate of groundwater is closely tied to climate change and energy exploration and deserves more attention.
![President Trump speaks during an event to unveil significant changes to the National Environmental Policy Act on January 9, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2020_0123_trump-nepa-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Latest Attack on the Environment May Be His Most Alarming Yet
Frontline communities whose air and water quality have suffered under already-lax policies will be most impacted.
![A water faucet runs](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/2019_1023-tap-water-faucet-400x300.jpg)
New Data Show Severity of Water Contamination in Poor Neighborhoods
A new report highlights the glaring injustice inherent in the U.S.'s drinking water systems.
![A drop of water hangs from a faucet](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2019_0828-water-faucet-400x300.jpg)
There’s Poison in the Tap Water. The Government Must Act.
The Trump administration's lack of adequate regulation is killing people.
![EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler testifies during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, April 2, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0711-andrew-wheeler-epa-400x300.jpg)
10 Ways Andrew Wheeler Has Decimated EPA Protections in Just One Year
Trump’s EPA administrator should change the name of his agency to “Every Polluter’s Ally.”
![Agua de Puebla installing new pipes in such a way that the water can easily be disconnected, in Margarita, Puebla.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/06/IMG_3087-400x300.jpg)
The Devious Ways One Water Company Is Profiting From Poor Mexicans
Agua de Puebla is diverting water to a new Heineken factory even as it cuts off water supplies to homes.