May 8, 2019
Stories tagged "contamination"
April 17, 2019
Dirty Drinking Water Besets Coal County in Kentucky
The Governor of Kentucky, Republican Matt Bevin, is considering whether to declare a state of emergency that would unlock resources to repair the dilapidated water system in Martin County, Kentucky deep in the heart of coal country. In the meantime, the residents...March 28, 2019
Drinking Water Woes Spread
The midwestern floods are responsible for a new threat to drinking water supplies, according to the Associated Press the flooding could contaminate more than 1 million private water wells. The National Ground Water Association, a trade group for the industry that...February 4, 2019
Rubber chicken is not fake news!
If you thought those frozen chicken nuggets from Perdue and Tysons Foods tasted terrible, there could be a reason why — they had bits of rubber and wood and unlabelled other products like milk (an allergen) in them. Consumers found pieces of “soft, blue...January 16, 2019
Groundwater Supplies Are Depleted And at Risk From Fracking
The Revelator, a publication of the Center for Biological Diversity, reported on a new study that found that “fresh” groundwater is 50% less plentiful in several key U.S. regions than scientists previously believed. Therefore, digging deeper to find...January 11, 2019
Already High Food Contamination Risk Is Increasing Due To Gov’t Shutdown
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has spent the better part of the last two days trying to reassure the public that food safety is not at risk during the shutdown. On Wednesday and Thursday, through a series of tweets, Dr....April 17, 2018