Public health

How a private water company brought lead to Pittsburgh’s taps

Credit: AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar “The levels in Pittsburgh are comparable to those reported in Flint” In the summer of…

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Iowa’s water quality problems: What you need to know

In early 2018 the Iowa Legislature took a step in addressing Iowa's water quality with a plan to reduce nitrogen…

7 years ago

No Maternal Health Without Clean Water

What does the water in your glass have to do with the health of mothers and babies around the globe?…

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Why are Texas’ smaller utilities not cleaning up drinking water?

Several recent national studies have found dozens of public utilities in Texas that supply tens of thousands of people with…

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Oil and gas wastewater radioactivity persists in Pennsylvania stream sediments

Photo: Treated oil and gas wastewater flows into a stream in western Pennsylvania. A new Duke study finds stream sediments…

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Radium contamination in water most widespread in Texas, environmental group says

More than half of Americans could be drinking tap water tainted with a radioactive element. A new report from the…

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Michigan sets limit for chemical contaminants in water

Photo: Katy Batdorff / Special to Detroit News Lansing — Amid growing concern over chemical contaminants in the state’s drinking…

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170 Million Americans Drink Radioactive Tap Water

Drinking water for more than 170 million Americans in all 50 states contains radioactive elements that may increase the risk…

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San Joaquin Valley’s contaminated water is like “third world country”

If we truly want California to shine as an example of progressive leadership, then we cannot allow people living in…

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Teflon Pollutes The World: Deadly Chemical Spreads Into Global Water Supplies

Originally published at MintPress News. WILMINGTON, Delaware — Earlier this month, climate and health activists from West Virginia and Ohio…

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