Tag: drinking water
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$321 million to improve Hudson water quality — Riverkeeper
Water quality in the Hudson River and its tributaries will benefit from a $320.8 million investment announced by Gov. Cuomo this week. Made possible by the landmark commitments to improving water infrastructure by New York State lawmakers, 36 projects will be funded in the Hudson River watershed, with the help of $53.3 million in state…
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Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Tap Water for Millions in Corn Belt
Seasonal spikes of atrazine–a weed killer that can disrupt hormones and harm developing fetuses–contaminate drinking water in corn-growing areas of the Midwest and beyond, according to an analysis of federal records by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data show that in some Corn Belt communities, atrazine levels can spike three…
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Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First
A rock lake at the edge of Miami-Dade County. PHOTOGRAPHER: ANASTASIA SAMOYLOVA FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK The city has another serious water problem. One morning in June, Douglas Yoder climbed into a white government SUV on the edge of Miami and headed northwest, away from the glittering coastline and into the maze of water infrastructure that…
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At some Detroit schools, toxins in water reached excessive levels
DPSCD has been using water stations and bottled water while the district determines a permanent means to deliver safe, clean water to students. (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News) As Detroit’s school district develops plans to make drinking water safe inside its buildings, a review of testing data shows one school had more than…
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‘You Just Don’t Touch That Tap Water Unless Absolutely Necessary’
Rockcastle Creek flows past residential homes and businesses along Route 3 in the town of Inez, the county seat of Martin County, Ky. A giant coal sludge spill in October 2000 contaminated the county’s rivers for miles, and locals still don’t trust the water. Rich-Joseph Facun for NPR Aleigha Sloan can’t remember ever drinking a…
