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‘We have a serious problem’: Congressional task force visits Montco, pushes for action on tainted water

Calling for the EPA to set a safe drinking-water limit for the chemicals that have contaminated dozens of communities nationwide, the lawmakers said Congress would soon hold hearings on PFAS-related legislation.

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D., Pa.) holds up a copy of the Pennsylvania constitution -- which guarantees clean drinking water -- as she speaks with Rep. Paul Tonko (D., N.Y.) and Rep. Dan Kildee (D., Mich.), right, in Upper Dublin Township on Monday, May 6, 2019. The lawmakers are pushing for a swifter federal response to drinking water contamination caused by PFAS chemicals in Pennsylvania and other states.
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D., Pa.) holds up a copy of the Pennsylvania constitution -- which guarantees clean drinking water -- as she speaks with Rep. Paul Tonko (D., N.Y.) and Rep. Dan Kildee (D., Mich.), right, in Upper Dublin Township on Monday, May 6, 2019. The lawmakers are pushing for a swifter federal response to drinking water contamination caused by PFAS chemicals in Pennsylvania and other states.Read moreJustine McDaniel / Staff