State water officials are worried about how to protect residents from drinking water contaminated with “forever chemicals” — and how shifting federal regulations will affect their responsibilities. During a meeting this week with the Environmental Protection Agency on its plan to rescind and reconsider President Joe Biden’s landmark drinking water standard on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), state officials and industry representatives complained that regulatory uncertainty was placing communities in a bind. … At least 250 bills have been introduced in about 36 states this year to address PFAS by banning the chemicals in products, setting maximum levels in drinking water and allocating funding to clean up contamination. Dozens of states have passed regulatory standards for at least one forever chemical in drinking water.

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• KJZZ (Phoenix, Ariz.): Peoria, Prescott have started getting lawsuit payments over PFAS contamination