Category: Public health
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Chicago Tap Water Tested Positive for Brain Damaging Lead
Water upgrades (Cheryl Corley/NPR) A severe amount of poisonous lead was located in the water of nearly 70% of Chicago homes and endanger the lives of countless residents. Around 70 percent of the 2,797 Chicago homes tested during the last two years had a high amount of lead. According to an analysis report conducted by…
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Lead found in hundreds of Chicago homes’ tap water, report says
Click through for CNN video report: What is lead poisoning? 01:12 (CNN) Toxic lead was found in tap water drawn from nearly 70% of 2,797 homes across Chicago within the past two years, according to a Chicago Tribune analysis of results from the tested water. The daily newspaper published a report on that analysis Thursday.…
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Drinking Water — World Health Organization
Key facts In 2015, 71% of the global population (5.2 billion people) used a safely managed drinking-water service – that is, one located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination. 89% of the global population (6.5 billion people) used at least a basic service. A basic service is an improved drinking-water source within…
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Groundwater Monitoring Reveals Widespread Radioactivity at Duke Energy Coal Plants
Data shows high levels of radioactivity at 11 of 18 plants Today is the deadline for coal-fired power plants to post the results of their groundwater monitoring under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2015 rule regulating the storage and disposal of coal ash. EPA required such monitoring to determine the extent to which coal ash…
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How Privatizing Water Systems Costs Taxpayers — & Endangers Them
Illustration by Lisa Lee Lucas for Heavy A yearlong investigation by Heavy found that privatized water management has been a disaster for American towns, with residents paying 59% higher fees for water, on average; suffering high-profile health problems; and bracing for an infrastructure time-bomb. Residents of contracted towns, from Indiana to Florida, are commonly paying…
