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.
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