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Pennsylvania, Delaware Working to Restrict Levels of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY

Pennsylvania and Delaware are inching closer to restricting the levels of toxic PFAS compounds allowable in drinking water. For decades, the class of compounds -- known as "forever chemicals" because they can stay in the bloodstream for years -- have tainted water, air, and soil in this region and across the country. WHYY’s Zoe Read has more.

(Original air-date: 3/9/22)

Zoë Read is WHYY’s watershed reporter. She joined WHYY in 2015 as a multimedia reporter covering Delaware news for the web and FM.