May 21, 2019
Stories tagged "drinking water"
May 8, 2019
New data shows 610 sites in 43 states contaminated with toxic PFAS chemicals
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of chemicals that are linked to cancer and other illnesses and we’ve written numerous times about the extent of their contamination of drinking water in the U.S. (even at military bases) and the EPA’s...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 26, 2019
Midwest Still Flooded With Complications
Last weekend, Missouri River flood waters in Kansas City overwhelmed city water treatment plants and the City was required by law to notify citizens that their drinking water had failed to meet a state safety standard. The City maintained that drinking water was...March 7, 2019
EPA Slow to Act on PFAS Contamination Crisis
A hearing on Capitol Hill today probed EPA’s failure to set safety standards for a class of toxic chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — also called the “forever chemicals” because they take thousands of years to break down. ...February 21, 2019
Toxic coal ash poisoning Texas groundwater at 100% of power plants
Coal ash is an incredibly toxic byproduct of coal-derived energy that activists have pushed for years for regulators to address and are now finally having success. Water contamination from coal ash ponds (the pits where the sludge is stored) is widespread and...January 29, 2019
Navy Denies Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Claims
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer last week denied claims for financial compensation from 4400 claims (some claims were made on behalf of groups of people) that alleged people exposed were made ill by contaminated drinking water at the Marine Corps’ Camp...January 22, 2019
U.S. Farms Poisoning Drinking Water Supplies
The Wall Street Journal published a stinging critique of big agriculture’s impact on rural drinking water supplies, which they say are being spoiled “by fewer, more-intensively worked farms, bigger cows and shifting crop mixes.” These large farms...May 15, 2018