There is government deceit, and then there is a level of skullduggery that only Scott Pruitt would dream of passing off as responsible environmental stewardship.
Because he apparently has no issues with covering up a national water contamination crisis.
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th Dist.)
has it right when he says, "Families throughout our country have a right to know about dangerous contaminants in their drinking water.
The White House has once again shown that it cares more about public relations than public health."
The study from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry – a branch of Health and Human Services – was to propose new levels for these chemicals in drinking water that were six times more stringent than EPA recommendations, as the Environmental Working Group has found that current levels are unsafe for 110 million Americans.
We have it under control in New Jersey.
Chris Christie’s DEP set the national’s strictest limits on PFAS last November – for someone who dismantled the Drinking Water Quality Institute, he delivered on that one – but these chemicals are still everywhere, because they derive from Teflon.
They were first manufactured in 1947 by the 3M Co. for Scotchguard, then later during the nonstick craze created by DuPont, which knew for decades that it was contaminating water supplies.
Scott Pruitt, at your service.