The Trump administration asked a federal court Thursday to toss out parts of EPA’s first-ever drinking water regulation for “forever chemicals,” on the grounds that the Biden-era rule violated a legal requirement under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Adopting an argument made by water utilities and chemical companies seeking to overturn the rule, the Trump administration wrote that the prior administration failed to give the public an opportunity to weigh in before proposing strict legal limits in drinking water for four versions of the chemicals.

Other PFAS and microplastics news:

• KJZZ (Phoenix, Ariz.): Trump asks federal court to let it drop regulations on some PFAS chemicals in drinking water
• SFGate: Controversial nonstick pan ban clears critical hurdle in California
• Time: California voted to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in cookware. Some celebrity chefs aren’t happy
• Science Daily: Scientists just found out forever chemicals are shockingly acidic
• The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.): Opinion: Newsom must protect California’s drinking water from microplastics