1 in 20 Americans have the "forever chemicals" in their drinking water. The new, $10.3-billion deal will kickstart the cleanup process.

1 in 20 Americans have the “forever chemicals” in their drinking water. The new, $10.3-billion deal will kickstart the clean-up process.

  • Avogadro Jones@lemmy.sdf.orgMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Although it’s encouraging to see industry being forced to respond responsibly to PFAS clean-up efforts, $10.3 billion is a drop in the bucket.

    According to a recent report in The Guardian the Pentagon estimates remediation efforts at 50 military bases to be $31 billion, but the Environmental Working Group identifies 700 more PFAS-laden sites and estimates costs at tens of billions of dollars more.