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Are unregulated. >> i almost feel like we live in a third world country when we see a problem like this thats polluting the ground waters water and yet everyone is sitting on their hands. >> reporter: environmentalists have been trying to get the epa to act for years. the obama administration took some steps to address pfas issues. betsey sutherland worked at the epa for 33 years before leaving in 2017. >> they are solely devoted to deregulating, to appealing public health protection. >> reporte...

Pfas contamination sites are everywhere. manufacturers like 3 m and dupont have stopped making two of the chemicals in the class, but theres still products shipped in from overseas. dcd scientists believe pfas chemicals are in the blood streams of nearly all americans. despite all that, the chemicals are unregulated. >> i almost feel like we live in a third world country when we see a problem like this thats polluting the groundwater, we have proof from the tests, but yet everybody is standing -...