by Contributor | May 19, 2026 10:03 am
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement on EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and the Trump administration’s proposal to allow more carcinogenic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water[1]:
“Lee Zeldin used to warn New Yorkers about the dangers of PFAS. Now he is giving polluters permission to dump more of these cancer-causing forever chemicals into our drinking water.
“That is not just hypocrisy. It is a betrayal.
“From Hoosick Falls to Newburgh to Long Island, millions of New Yorkers know exactly what PFAS contamination does to communities.
“But under Donald Trump’s ‘Polluters First’ EPA, Lee Zeldin is doing exactly what polluting industries want: weakening the rules, lowering the guardrails, and making it easier for corporations to contaminate our water while families pay the price.
“You cannot spend years sounding the alarm about forever chemicals in New York, and then help Trump let more of them into New Yorkers’ water. Lee Zeldin knows better. He should be ashamed.
“PFAS pollution has already done enough damage in New York. The Trump administration cannot undo the harm families have suffered — but it can stop itself from poisoning the next generation. Zeldin and Trump must abandon this disastrous plan now.”
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