Tag: contamination
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Midwest flooding threatens the water safety in 1 million wells
Photo source: CNN Record flooding in the Midwest is now threatening the safety of more than a million private water wells. The National Ground Water Association estimates that people living in more than 300 counties across 10 states have their groundwater threatened from bacterial and industrial contamination carried by flood waters. The 10 states include:…
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Alabama: Birmingham opposes coal mine near drinking water source
Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.com A drinking water intake facility for the Birmingham Water Works Board along the Black Warrior River’s Mulberry Fork is about five miles from the site of a proposed coal mine in Walker County, Ala. This facility provides drinking water for 200,000 people. The Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Water Works Board…
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Are you drinking PFAS?
According to a study by Harvard University, more than 16 million residents in America regularly drink water that is contaminated with toxic chemicals from military and industrial sites. The toxic chemicals in question are poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances – also known as PFAS. Typically used in fire retardants, oil & water repellents, furniture, waterproof clothes…
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Dioxane detected in Ann Arbor drinking water from Barton Pond for first time
ANN ARBOR, MI – Recent lab tests at Ann Arbor’s water treatment plant indicated 1,4-dioxane in the city’s surface water supply and in the finished drinking water. Results from samples collected Feb. 6 estimated concentrations of 0.061 parts per billion at the city’s intake in Barton Pond and 0.030 ppb in the treated drinking water.…
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In ‘Historic Vote,’ Ohio City Residents Grant Lake Erie Legal Rights of a Person
“What Toledo voters and other places working on rights of nature are hoping is to not only change laws but to change culture.” Tired of receiving notices warning that their drinking water may have been compromised and having little recourse to fight corporate polluters, voters in Toledo, Ohio on Tuesday approved a measure granting Lake…
