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Forever chemicals and pesticides under Trump: what to know
Since returning to power, President Donald Trump's administration has approved five pesticides considered by many to be PFAS "forever chemicals," a class of toxic substances facing bans and increasing restrictions around the world.
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Since returning to power, President Donald Trump's administration has approved five pesticides considered by many to be PFAS "forever chemicals," a class of toxic substances facing bans and increasing restrictions around the world. But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has an alternative definition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that excludes the new herbicides, insecticides and fungicides and says they pose no threat to human health.
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