The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it will begin the process this year of setting limits on two man-made chemicals that have an ___ with cancer and other illnesses... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it will begin the process this year of setting limits on two man-made chemicals that have an ___ with cancer and other illnesses, and are ___ in drinking water and soil. The agency's long-awaited plan, promised last year by former administrator Scott Pruitt, has ___ chemicals that are part of a group known as PFAS. "It took ___ efforts to develop this plan," said EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler at a news conference in Philadelphia. "This is the first time we have ___ all of our program offices to deal with an emerging chemical of concern." But critics say the move to regulate the chemicals by the end of this year amounts to yet another delay. In a statement, the environmental advocacy group Delaware Riverkeeper Network said the plan lacks any sense of urgency and offers no timely ___ to people exposed to these highly toxic ___ in their water. As part of its plan, the EPA says it has begun the process of listing PFOA and PFOS, two kinds of PFAS, as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, which can have an ___ effects on all living beings. It says that will help communities deal with ___ pollution and recover costs from responsible parties. Dave Ross, the agency's Assistant Administrator for Water, said EPA will also publish recommendations "very soon" on cleaning up the two chemicals in groundwater, an important ___ of drinking water for many communities. And he said the EPA is also looking at whether to regulate other chemicals in the PFAS family. Read more