Senator Hassan Calls on White House, EPA to Stop Blocking Release of Study About Health Impacts of PFOA and PFOS

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Senator Maggie Hassan today called on the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop blocking the release of an important study about the health impacts of PFOA and PFOS. Politico reported this morning on emails showing that Trump Administration officials actively blocked the release of a draft study that concludes that PFOA and PFOS pose a danger to public health at levels much lower than what the EPA had previously considered safe.

"It is deeply troubling that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and leaders in the Trump Administration are purposefully blocking the release of important information about the health impacts of chemicals in drinking water, keeping this information from hard-working Granite Staters and Americans -- all for the sake of protecting themselves from a "public relations nightmare,'" Senator Hassan said.

"Families who have been exposed to emerging contaminants in their drinking water have a right to know about any health impacts, and keeping such information from the public threatens the safety, health, and vitality of communities across our country. I call on Administrator Pruitt and other Trump Administration officials who have actively withheld such vital information to put the public health and safety of our people ahead of their own political interests. I call on President Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to immediately release this important study so that New Hampshire can get the answers about these contaminants that they deserve."

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