EPA

Trump rolls back decades of Clean Water Act protections

American bullfrog floating at the surface of a farm pond in Kentucky USA The Trump administration has taken aim at…

6 years ago

Why the EPA won’t get the lead out of our water

Photo: AP/Carlos Osorio The agency was slow to revise its lead pipe regulations under Obama. It’s even worse under Trump…

6 years ago

Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Tap Water for Millions in Corn Belt

Seasonal spikes of atrazine–a weed killer that can disrupt hormones and harm developing fetuses–contaminate drinking water in corn-growing areas of…

6 years ago

Farmers Face Tough Choice On Controversial Weedkiller

Photo: Farmers attend Dicamba training in Cadiz, Kentucky. Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource Jeff McGrew stood in line with…

6 years ago

‘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…

6 years ago