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WATCH: EPA to study microplastics in drinking water

The EPA proposed to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to limits on those substances for water utilities. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesApr 3, 2026, 4:49 PM
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ABC NewsApr 3, 2026, 4:49 PM

WATCH: EPA to study microplastics in drinking water

The EPA proposed to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to limits on those substances for water utilities.

The GuardianApr 3, 2026, 1:58 PM

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) proposed on Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities. Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, said the agency was responding to Americans who have worried about plastics and pharmaceuticals in their drinking water. The gesture also aims to hand a win to health secretary Robert FKennedy Jr ’s Maha movement , which for months has pressured Zeldin to further crack down on environmental contaminants. Continue reading...

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