Tag: EPA
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‘A Civil Action’ Carcinogen Pollutes Tap Water Supplies for 14 Million Americans
Under Trump, EPA Retreats From Proposed Ban on Key Uses of TCE Drinking water supplies for 14 million Americans are contaminated with a cancer-causing industrial solvent made notorious by the book and film "A Civil Action," according to a new EWG analysis of tests from public utilities nationwide. The chemical is trichloroethylene, or TCE. Under…
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Federal Report: PFCs More Dangerous Than Previously Believed
A federal agency has released a long-awaited report suggesting that perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are more dangerous to human health than federal standards currently take into account. News outlets have reported that the White House and the U.S. EPA previously attempted to bury the report from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) because…
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How a Pediatrician Became a Detective
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha playfully talked to 2-month-old patient Taeyana Brown who has had to drink only bottled water since her birth due to Flint’s ongoing water crisis. Photo: Brittany Greeson for The New York Times Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha exposed the lead poisoning of children in Flint, Michigan FLINT, Mich. — Lead. It was real. I…
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Ohio River May Lose Regional Water Quality Standards, Vote Suggests
The Ohio River has 26 coal-fired power plants along its banks, about one every 38 miles. For decades, a regional commission has overseen standards here for water pollution, which often crosses state lines. Credit: Saul Loeb/Getty Images An eight-state commission that oversees water quality along the Ohio River, the drinking water source for 5 million…
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EPA grapples with potential health threat in drinking water
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is starting to grapple with a class of chemicals used in manufacturing that has been found in drinking water in recent years. Pruitt convened a summit this week with state officials, industry representatives, environmental advocates and others to discuss the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in…
