The Environmental Protection Agency refused to admit the Associated Press and CNN to their summit on harmful water impurities even going to the extreme of shoving the AP reporter from the EPA building. A recent Harvard study found that 6 million Americans are drinking water containing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals linked to thyroid defects, pregnancy problems and cancer. (Courthouse News Service, May 22, 2018, by Brad Kutner)
EPA chief Scott Pruitt said drinking water purity was a national priority and the EPA is working on a maximum allowable level for chemicals in drinking water. The EPA said space was limited and the barred organizations were not on the invite list. (The Associated Press, May 22, 2018)