Safer drinking water, thanks to you!

[Consumer Reports]   Dear Friend, It’s hard to imagine a more important or impactful victory than safer drinking water for all Americans. That’s why we’re celebrating a HUGE WIN with the [EPA’s announcement this week to limit PFAS chemicals in our drinking water](. Friend, congratulations – we did this together! Four years ago, Consumer Reports launched an investigation into the safety of household drinking water, working with volunteers to test tap water in 120 households across the country. What we found was disturbing: PFAS in 117 of the 120 samples we tested, some at dangerously high levels. Since then, we’ve worked together with you to pressure the EPA to set rules limiting PFAS in the nation’s drinking water.  Also known as ‘forever chemicals’ since they don’t break down in the environment or our bodies, PFAS have been linked to severe health concerns ranging from cancer to liver damage and developmental effects. They’re used in the manufacture of hundreds of consumer products to make them nonstick and stain resistant, and they seep into waterways from factories, landfills and other sources. The EPA’s new rule sets the nation’s first enforceable limits on six of the most hazardous PFAS chemicals, and requires municipal water systems to track and monitor the levels. It also makes $1 billion in funding available to local governments to test and treat public water systems, and to help owners of private wells address PFAS contamination. Since the standards won’t go into effect until 2029, if you’re concerned about PFAS in your water supply, you can read about [which filters can help get PFAS out of your drinking water](. While we continue to push for safer drinking water, we also want to make sure our food supply is free of toxic chemicals. A recent CR investigation found concerning levels of plastic chemicals in many popular food products, so we’re calling on the FDA to ban these chemicals in food packaging and production. If you haven’t yet, sign our [petition to ban these chemicals.]( If you’ve already signed, please share it with your networks:  [Post on Instagram »](   [Share on Facebook »](  [Tweet It (X) »]( When we work together and take collective action we can make change. Thank you for sticking with us to keep the pressure on so we could achieve this huge victory for safer drinking water. I raise a glass (of clean water) to you! Kindly, Meg Bohne Consumer Reports [Unsubscribe from Consumer Reports action alerts.]( © 2022 Consumer Reports, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, NY, 10703 [Contact Consumer Reports](