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    When Trump had the chance, he failed to protect us from PFAS, which has so far been detected in the drinking water of more than 7,000 communities.

    Marc Ruffalo
    | Special to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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    Many of us have fought toxic pollution for decades. So we know what some of former President Trump’s acolytes recently discovered: protecting our families and friends from toxic chemicals is a priority for all of us, no matter who we voted for.

    Too often, politicians from both parties have put the profits of polluters ahead of public health. This was certainly the case during the administration of former President Donald Trump. And the contrast with the administration of President Biden and Vice President Harris could not be clearer.

    There are many examples. For starters, Trump is in favor of using more asbestos, known to cause mesothelioma, a devastating lung disease. The Biden-Harris EPA forbidden asbestos. But perhaps the best example is the measures taken to remedy PFASthe toxic “forever” chemicals linked to cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

    Trump has failed to take action on PFAS, also known as forever chemicals

    When Trump had the chance, he failed to protect us from PFAS, which has so far been detected in the drinking water of more than 7,000 communities and poses unique risks to firefighters. In contrast, the Biden-Harris EPA required water utilities to remove PFAS from our tap water – a historic decision that will provide more than 100 million people with cleaner water.

    Biden and Harris pledged in 2020 to make PFAS a priority and they delivered. No administration has done more to address the urgent threat posed by these perennially toxic chemicals. Trump’s team said they would protect us from PFAS; the Biden-Harris team actually got the job done.

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    While the PFAS consumption standard came too late for people like Amara Strande, Joel Stelt, and countless others who have been poisoned by PFAS polluters without their knowledge or consent, rescinding or delaying the standard – as Trump’s friends have pledged to do – would be an insult. to their families, who have fought tirelessly for justice for what can only be described as one of the greatest environmental crimes in our history. We all want water, food and everyday products free from toxic chemicals forever. Only one of us would put polluters back in charge of the EPA.

    PFAS is just one example of Trump’s failure to protect us. Trump’s EPA canceled a proposal to ban TCE, an industrial solvent linked to cancer and other health problems. Biden’s EPA banned TCE. Trump’s EPA has refused to ban toxic pesticides that threaten the people who feed us. Biden’s EPA has banned dachtal and most uses of chlorpyrifos and acephate.

    If Trump wins, toxic polluters will take over the White House

    People are right to be concerned that the people charged with protecting us from toxic chemicals are putting our public health ahead of the profits of chemical companies and other polluters. But it won’t be public health experts who will be responsible for regulating toxic chemicals like PFAS if Trump wins. It will be the chemical manufacturers – and their lobbyists – who take the lead.

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    If Trump wins, the polluters will take back power. People are right to be concerned about toxic chemicals. They are wrong to think that Trump will do anything about them.

    After decades of allowing polluters to poison their workers and neighbors, we are finally making our public health, not polluters’ profits, our top priority. Polluters have known for decades that PFAS builds up in our blood and makes us sick; our regulators knew this and failed to act. Thanks to Biden and Harris, we are finally getting the protections we all deserve.

    Marc Ruffalo is an activist and actor of Kenosha.

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