Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS 

FILE - Water researcher Eva Stebel pours a water sample into a container for experimentation as part of a research at the Environmental Protection Agency Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, Feb. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati.

The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers.