everywhere. 712 locations in 49 states have been discovered according to the environmental working group, an activist nonprofit. manufacturers like 3m and dupont have stopped making two of the chemicals in the class, but they're still shipped in on products from overseas. they're so prevalent, cdc scientists believe that p-fas 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 that is polluting the ground water, we have proof from the tests and yet everyone is standing, 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 p-fas issues but there is little confidence that the trump epa will move quickly to make quick regulations. betsy sutherland worked at the epa for 33 years before leaving in 2017. >> they are solely devoted to