The EPA proposed Monday to kill drinking water limits for four so-called forever chemicals set by the Biden administration in 2024. The EPA said it will keep limits on PFOA and PFOS, the two most widely studied PFAS compounds, but will allow some water utilities to extend their compliance deadline from 2029 to 2031. The rollbacks could delay or eliminate drinking water protections for up to 105 million people. PFAS have been linked to cancer, thyroid disease, liver damage, decreased fertility and immune system damage. In a statement, Katherine O’Brien, senior attorney at Earthjustice, said, “This move only underscores that the Trump administration’s [Make America Healthy Again] rhetoric is just that — empty rhetoric — and it will leave children and families to bear the cost of continued drinking water contamination.”