Tag: lead
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Invisible Threats: Understanding Water Contaminants in the U.S.
Clean water is essential for life, yet millions of Americans unknowingly consume contaminants through their drinking water. From lead to PFAS (forever chemicals), various pollutants infiltrate water supplies, posing significant health risks. This article explores the most concerning water contaminants in the U.S., their sources, and what’s being done to protect public health. Common Water…
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Debate flares over how quickly to replace many lead service lines
Workmen prepare to replace older water pipes with a new copper one in Newark, N.J., on Oct. 21, 2021. Seth Wenig/AP With the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest — and strictest — plan to minimize the risk of Americans drinking lead-contaminated water on the horizon, the debate over whether the agency’s proposed rules go too far…
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California Assembly advances bill to eliminate lead from school drinking water
New test data shows alarming levels at childcare centers SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today the California State Assembly handily passed a bill aimed at removing all lead from drinking and cooking water used in schools. If passed, it would help protect young children from lead’s serious health harms. The legislation, Assembly Bill 249, now heads to…
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Flint STILL Has a Water Crisis—9 Years Later
Jordan Chariton reports from Flint on the 9th anniversary of the Flint water crisis & cover up. “My water has a sewer smell off and on—and black shiny stuff coming out” —Joelena Freeman Imagine for a moment that you and your children are poisoned. The culprit who attacked you is, unbelievably, your own government. The…
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The US is in a water crisis far worse than most people imagine
A sample of tap water taken in Flint, Michigan. Photograph: Garrett MacLean/The Guardian Industrial runoff and lax standards have tainted water across the US. Senators and doctors are calling me, asking what to do When I was a little girl, my father would sing songs to me all the time about water. Sometimes, we would…
