COVID 4 Stimulus Bill Must Recognize: Water Is Life
None of us can wash our hands, bathe, or clean and disinfect our homes as recommended by CDC without safe running water. Yet despite living under stay-at-home o...
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Lead Contaminated Water: EPA’s Proposal Fails Our Kids
We have learned from the ongoing lead in water crises in Flint, Michigan ; Newark, New Jersey ; and Washington, DC , for example, that no community and no...
Congress Moves Further on PFAS Protections
Congress has made good on a promise to return to the work they started in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act: tackling the PFAS crisis. On Friday,...
This Year’s Defense Bill Has Important Public Health Protections
All told, this year’s defense bill represents significant progress towards protecting human health against PFAS, dangerous air pollution, lead poisoning and c...
Newark Is Still Leaving Thousands Without Safe Water
Despite continuing lead problems, Newark ends its bottled water program. Thousands are still at risk....
Here’s What’s Needed to Fix the EPA’s Outdated Lead in Tap Water Rule
If the EPA doesn’t overhaul its Lead and Copper Rule, lead-contaminated drinking water will continue to be a widespread problem in the United States....