EPA to Set First Standards for Perchlorate in Water
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The Obama administration said it will set the first U.S. standard for perchlorate in drinking water, reversing a Bush-era decision against regulating the chemical that may impair the human thyroid and put babies at risk.
The Environmental Protection Agency said today it will propose a rule for the toxic chemical, which is used to make rocket fuel by companies such as Lockheed Martin Corp. and to produce fireworks and explosive devices. Former President George W. Bush’s EPA declined to set standards.