I think the only real answer we can have is, yes. Unless something really fundamental changes, where egregious forms of pollution of forever chemicals is seen the same way things like incest, rape, or murder, then nothing will change.

The problem is the GOP has spend the last 40 years trying to kill the EPA (Which, ironically, was created by Nixon).

When Congress continually undermines and rolls back the agencies rules, who actually is to blame? The regulator? Congress? The voters?

Should we lock up fireman who use pfas and all of our local governments that instruct and allow them to do so? Should we equivocate putting out apartment fires with murder?

The point I'm trying to make is that this scenario isn't as black and white as one might think. It's easy to be an absolutist about it when it's not your child burning to death.

If it is a horrific crime to produce the pollution in the first place, the US government could not buy that product on the open market. I don't care who WANTS to buy bad shit, it is on you as a company to not make that bad shit.

For some reason, even though plenty of people are ready and willing to buy and sell murder, we still don't allow it.

Both can be bad and disallowed.

Sure, I just think the majority of the blame is misplaced.

The US government knew it was bad, bought it, and then knowingly created the vast majority of contamination.

They then Sue manufacturers like 3M, while continuing to buy and use it and cause more contamination.

It is like buying a knife, stabbing a bunch of people, then suing the manufacturer while still running around stabbing people. It screams of misdirection.

Yes government should be held to the same standard. They should live in fear of the law, as many citizens do.