Inside Biden’s new effort to clean up America’s drinking water

The Biden administration has finalized the first national standard to
limit dangerous “forever chemicals” in the nation’s drinking water – the
most significant upgrade to the system in over three decades. But the
regulation will come with a hefty price tag and potential legal
challenges. POLITICO’s Annie Snider breaks down the details, importance
and steep cost of this rule. Plus, the backlog of clean energy resources
trying to connect to the power grid jumped again in 2023. 

 

Annie Snider covers water issues for POLITICO Pro. 

Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 

Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. 

Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.