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638 EPA Flags Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals As Contaminants In Drinking Water

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 04/02/2026 23:30 EDT

EPA Flags Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals As Contaminants In Drinking Water

An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation's drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time has placed them on a draft list of contaminants maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA announced the move Thursday, touting it as a "historic step" for the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement, which often raises concerns about toxic chemicals and plastic pollution in our food and en

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