The EPA's new rules on PFAS in drinking water will probably hold up in court because judges usually trust government experts, even if scientists don't all agree.

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An introduction to the Alliance for Risk Assessment Beyond Science and Decisions XIV: PFAS Limits: How Did We Get So Far Apart?

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The study says experts think the EPA's strict limits on PFAS in drinking water will probably survive court challenges because judges usually trust the EPA's scientific judgment, even if scientists don’t all agree.

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An introduction to the Alliance for Risk Assessment Beyond Science and Decisions XIV: PFAS Limits: How Did We Get So Far Apart?

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DOI: 10.69982/jtrp-25-0001

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The EPA just made the safe limit for two harmful chemicals in drinking water way stricter—dropping from 70 to just 4 tiny parts per trillion—but some scientists are saying that big drop isn't really backed by solid science.

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