On AlterNet: drinking water

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The Shocking Republican Attack on the Environment and Our Drinking Water

Sharon Guynup, Environment News Service. December 11, 2011.

Ensuring that Americans have clean water has been an effort with strong bipartisan support for four decades. But not anymore.

EPA Takes Big Step to Regulate the Contaminant Perchlorate, But Moves Too Slowly

Rena Steinzor, Center for Progressive Reform. February 2, 2011.

Regulating perchlorate should not be seen as a long-term, we’ll-get-around-to-it goal, but an urgent public health priority.

Who's To Blame for Our Polluted Tap Water?

Wenonah Hauter, AlterNet. January 8, 2011.

The real culprits are the industries that dump pollutants into our water, and the elected officials who are failing to fund our drinking and wastewater systems.

11 Things You Need to Know About the Carcinogen Discovered in Drinking Water

Rebecca Sutton, AlterNet. December 22, 2010.

When you see news reports about a cancer-causing chemical in drinking water everywhere you turn, you probably have a few questions.

How Drug Manufacturing Facilities Are Threatening Our Drinking Water

Andrea Donsky, Randy Boyer, TreeHugger. June 15, 2010.

A new study found that pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities are a "significant source" of the water pollution resulting from pharmaceuticals.

Our Tap Water Is Not As Safe as it Should Be -- But Don't Panic, Here's How We Can Fix It

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. January 5, 2010.

The Safe Drinking Water Act regulates 91 chemicals. Yet there are tens of thousands of chemicals that can contaminate our waters and that haven't been assessed for their risks.

'Savior Bud' Sucks Moisture From Trees for Drinking Water

Jaymi Heimbuch, TreeHugger. October 28, 2009.

This concept design, modestly called the Savior Bud, is one idea to help gather up moisture from a tree's respiratory process and create drinking water.

Next Up for EPA: Ensuring Clean Drinking Water on Airline Flights

Environment News ServiceOctober 8, 2009.

Action was prompted by an EPA inspection that found all aircraft public water systems were out of compliance with the national primary drinking water regulations.

NYC's Drinking Water at Risk? State OKs Controversial Gas Drilling Inside the Watershed

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica. October 1, 2009.

Have the necessary precautions been put in place by the state to safeguard drinking water for 9 million people?

Thanks to EPA You May Be Unknowingly Drinking Water Contaminated With Weed Killer

Danielle Ivory, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. August 24, 2009.

One of the nation's most widely-used herbicides has been found to exceed federal safety limits in drinking water.

America's 10 Most Endangered Rivers

Environment News ServiceApril 10, 2009.

While California's Sacramento-San Joaquin river system took an unfortunate first place, rivers from Alaska to South Carolina made the list.

Disinfectants Can Turn Swimming Pools Into Toxic Brew

Environment News ServiceApril 1, 2009.

The chemicals used to disinfect drinking water and swimming pool water react with organic material in the water with toxic consequences.

New York's Drinking Water Threatened by Drilling Plans

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica. February 27, 2009.

The state has done little to study the impacts drilling might have on water supplies and is unprepared to treat the waste water it produces.

How a Clean Water Advocate and Senator Became a Chemical Industry Lobbyist

David Corn, Mother Jones. February 23, 2009.

In the fight over perchlorate in drinking water, Richard Bryan has oddly enough been on both sides.

After Admitting Faults at Hearing, New EPA Head Starts Work

Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica. January 26, 2009.

Jackson was confirmed despite questions about her failure to regulate contaminants in drinking water and other concerns.

Where Have All the Water Fountains Gone?

Richard Girard, Polaris Institute. October 29, 2008.

New buildings are being constructed without water fountains, and existing buildings are decommissioning older fountains.

Even Joe the Plumber Can't Fix Senator McCain's Dirty Water Record

Christy Leavitt, AlterNet. October 28, 2008.

McCain's actual record on what comes out of our kitchen faucets would leave a bad taste in the mouth of most Americans.

EPA Woud Like You to Drink Rocket Fuel

Carl Pope, Huffington Post. September 25, 2008.

Even though the pollutant perchlorate has been found to cause health risks, EPA doesn't mind that its in your drinking water.

Is Drinking from the Toilet Bowl the Best Way to Deal with Water Shortages?

Elizabeth Royte, AlterNet. September 20, 2008.

More and more cities are implementing "toilet to tap" programs as the answer to our water crisis. But is it the best and safest option?

Water's Odyssey from Sewer To Cup

Michael B. Farrell, Christian Science Monitor. August 13, 2008.

The strangest thing about Orange County's facility that turns wastewater into drinking water, is that there was no public resistance.

The Pentagon Is America's Biggest Polluter

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. May 12, 2008.

The U.S. has a grossly corrupted health protection system.

Water Shortage Concerns: City Contemplates Going From Toilet to Tap

Barbara L. Minton, Natural News. May 8, 2008.

Tuscon residents may soon be drinking treated wastewater as part of a growing national trend to offset diminishing freshwater sources.

Selling Tap Water in New York to Help Provide Clean Water in Developing Countries

Brita Belli, E Magazine. May 7, 2008.

An initiative to charge diners $1 for tap water and donate it to UNICEF to provide clean drinking water is taking off.

Sedatives and Sex Hormones in Our Water Supply

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 25, 2008.

An AP journalist who helped lead an frightening investigative report considers the dangers posed to the country's drinking water.

How Do We Ensure Clean Drinking Water for All?

Khalil Abdullah, New America Media. March 17, 2008.

A group of organizations that implement clean water projects in varying regions of the world have some ideas.