Articles by Peak Johnson

51. Despite Employee Campaign Against Him, Pruitt Elected To Lead EPA 3/1/2017

    Some of the U.S. EPA’s own employees contacted their senators last month in an effort to get them to vote against the confirmation of President’s Trump controversial nominee Scott Pruitt.

52. Website Developed To Inform Californians Of Drinking Water Standard Violations 2/28/2017

    A new website from the State Water Resources Control Board in California showed that there are nearly 300 communities within the state that are currently not meeting safe drinking water standards.

53. After Detecting Cryptosporidium, Portland Switches To New Water Source 2/27/2017

    Ever since the Cryptosporidium parasite was found in samples of local drinking water, residents of Portland have been on edge.

54. New Jersey Committee Adopts Water Audit Bill To Cut Losses 2/24/2017

    A New Jersey legislative committee adopted a bill enabling water company audits that can determine how much water is lost on its journey to customers.

55. Electricity-Generating Bacteria Cleans Wastewater 2/23/2017

    First located in New York’s Oneida Lake nearly 30 years ago, the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis is not only useful for cleaning water that contains mercury, lead, and iron. It can also generate electricity.

56. EPA Approves Wisconsin Efforts To Limit Phosphorus 2/22/2017

    Earlier this month, the U.S. EPA approved a bid by officials in Wisconsin to allow a slower paced adoption of rules that will limit the discharge of a dominant water pollutant.

57. $670 Million Settlement Ordered For DuPont, Chemour Chemical Spill 2/21/2017

    Companies DuPont and Chemour recently agreed to pay $670.7 million in order to settle 3,550 lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation related to the dumping of a toxic chemical, known as C8, into the Ohio River near a former DuPont factory in West Virginia.

58. After Four Years, Parasite Returns To Portland's Drinking Water 2/20/2017

    Last Monday, Portland’s water bureau located the cryptosporidium parasite in a test of drinking water from the Bull Run watershed. After not finding any traces of the parasite for four years during weekly water samplings, Portland has now found the parasite four times this year.

59. Concern Grows Over Oil Injection In San Ardo Aquifer 2/17/2017

    California officials this month announced that they will consider expressing their concerns about ongoing injections of oil-contaminated water into a South County aquifer in the face of a voter-approved measure against it.

60. EPA Criticizes Pennsylvania's Safe Drinking Water Program 2/16/2017

    The Pennsylvania state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has been under scrutiny by federal regulators for failures in administration of its safe drinking water program.