The Vice President said she has done more about PFAS levels in drinking water than Donald Trump.
Kamala Harris said Donald Trump has refused to protect communities in Wisconsin from human-made « forever » pollutants linked to cancers and other serious health concerns.
Wisconsin is one of many states in the U.S. which has long been trying to combat PFAS contamination, usually caused by polluting chemicals used by industrial manufacturing facilities, firefighter training facilities and airports.
Several studies have found associations between exposure to PFAS and increased blood cholesterol and blood pressure, reduced immunity, reproductive issues and an increased risk of certain cancers, the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry reports. PFAS are called forever chemicals because they remain widespread in the environment and do not degrade.
During an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Wisconsin Today show, Tuesday morning, Host Kate Archer Kent asked Harris: « Communities all over Wisconsin are struggling with toxic PFAS contamination in their water supply. Our state Department of Natural Resources is relying on a decades-old spills law to clean up emerging forever chemicals and hold businesses accountable. If you win the White House, would that lead to further federal regulation of PFAS? »
Harris answered that her « commitment to these issues is long-standing », citing how she set up « one of the first environmental justice units of any DA’s office in the country » when she was San Francisco’s District Attorney.
She then went on to call out Trump when she said: « I just have to also mention that this is in great contrast to my opponent. Donald Trump refused to protect communities from PFAS and he has sided again and again with polluters rather than with the families of Wisconsin.
