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Ms Howard Boyd says efforts to update rules, which date back to 1989, to include new contaminants were "continually frustrated by the lack of ministerial appetite to deal with this issue."

In January, Politico reported that Christian right groups are using "MAHA" packaging to claim that abortion pills are a water contaminant and must be banned under anti-pollution laws.

In the meantime, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board began collecting samples of ocean water to assess contaminant levels.

Another had high levels of a class of contaminants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which can cause headaches, coughing, skin irritation and, over long periods of exposure, can come with an increased risk of cancer.

Fire victims say disputes have involved, among other things, inspection and remediation of contaminants in homes and on properties, delayed coverage of temporary lodging expenses, and what many consider lowball payouts for losses.