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Re:Could the world go PFAS-free? Proposal to ban ‘forever ch... by rngname22 on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @03:02PM (#36960857)
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.
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Re:Could the world go PFAS-free? Proposal to ban ‘forever ch... by TylerE on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @05:50PM (#36963620)
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?

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Re:Could the world go PFAS-free? Proposal to ban ‘forever ch... by s1artibartfast on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @07:28PM (#36964719)
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.

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