Like so many schoolchildren sweating out final grades, the U.S. EPA gets its own report card each year, served by the EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG). Unfortunately, it’s full of bad marks.
Perchlorate is a chemical most commonly used in rocket fuel, flares, and fireworks, but potential federal regulation of its presence in drinking water may bring utilities down to earth.
On May 6, the U.S. EPA issued a health advisory regarding elevated levels of algal toxins in drinking water. Following a cyanotoxin crisis that resulted in a water ban in Toledo last August, the agency recommended specific drinking water values for microsytin and cylindrospermopsin in advance of the summer bloom season.
In an effort to further protect the quality of drinking water, the EPA plans to elevate strontium from its third contaminant candidate list (CCL3) and mandate its treatment.
What does a Republican-led Congress mean for the future of environmental regulations? A legislative insider provides the scoop.
Three U.S. EPA officials share their perspective on the hottest topics in water and wastewater and the current state of rulemaking.
The answer to the question “How bad could it be?” is within your grasp, compliments of the U.S. EPA.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the U.S. EPA organized a Twitter chat (#safetodrink) as an open forum for questions and answers on SDWA issues, or whatever else popped up. Here's how it unfolded.
“We have analytical instruments that can see things in astronomically small numbers, but are we looking for the right things?”
What can be done to combat the risk-adverse nature of both the regulators and the technology purveyors?
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