Drinking Water Regulations News Features
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Michigan Governor's First Directive Dedicated To Preventing Water Crises
1/9/2019
In a sign of just how significant water quality concerns are in Michigan, the state’s governor elect signed an executive directive related to the issue as her first such move in office.
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Fluoride Bans On The Rise
10/19/2018
An increasing number of towns are banning the addition of fluoride to water, a common practice across the country.
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Scientific Community Decries EPA Push To Restrict Research
3/29/2018
The U.S. EPA under Trump administration is considering a major overhaul of how it assesses scientific research, a move that critics say could render the agency more toothless in protecting the drinking water supply.
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Report: Texas Ranks First In Water Violations
3/27/2018
Ranking Texas worst-in-nation for water violations, a new report is raising questions about whether Texas regulators are doing enough to protect the water supply.
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Water Legislation Could Spread Clean Water Access
3/22/2018
California lawmakers are considering a drinking water proposal that water agencies see as a threat of unnecessary fees. Proponents say it will spread access to clean water, which many California residents still lack.
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EPA Declares War On Lead Contamination
2/1/2018
Three years after lead contamination in the drinking water of Flint, MI, launched a full-fledged national crisis, the U.S. EPA has expressed its commitment to solving the problem in no uncertain terms.
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Treatment Plant With Dead Rodents Had Ignored Problems For Years
1/28/2018
Apparently, one of the most unsettling water treatment reports to make headlines last year was even worse than many realized.
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Amid Lead Challenges, State Heightens Pittsburgh Water Oversight
1/26/2018
As Pittsburgh faces high lead levels in city drinking water, Pennsylvania is considering a proposal to increase state oversight of the struggling water system.
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Wait For Water Lines Tops 1,000 Days In North Carolina Community
1/26/2018
Residents in North Carolina recently marked their 1,000th day without access to clean drinking water in their homes.
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Pruitt Describes EPA’s 2018 Agenda: Scaling Back Regulations And Staff
1/24/2018
In laying out the U.S. EPA’s agenda for 2018, Administrator Scott Pruitt indicated that the agency would focus on scaling back Obama-era clean water regulations while ramping up the fight against lead contamination in public drinking water.