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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

New York governor signs law mandating lead testing in schools

(Photo: Peter Carr/The Journal News) ALBANY — Schools in New York will have to test drinking water for lead contamination.…

6 years ago

Environmental Groups Sue Newark Over Lead in Drinking Water

Photo by Gabriel Rocha/Flickr The Natural Resources Defense Council and Newark Education Workers Caucus have taken the city of Newark,…

6 years ago

Brain-damaging lead in tap water, hundreds of homes across Chicago

After city testing found high lead levels in the tap water in her Chicago home, Jenny Abrahamian decided to install…

7 years ago

Michigan moves toward toughest USA lead-in-drinking-water rule

Photo: Michigan could have the toughest lead in drinking water regulations in the nation. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality…

7 years ago