Newark's Bottled Water Plan Denies Thousands Safe Water
Newark NJ has a serious lead problem So why is Newark denying bottled water to tens of thousands of residents who need it?...
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The Broken Safe Drinking Water Act Won’t Fix the PFAS Crisis
The public health crisis with PFAS, or "forever toxic chemicals," in the drinking water of millions of Americans will not be solved by the Safe Drinking Water A...
Legionnaires’ Disease in Northern NJ: A Possible Link to Water Treatment Failures?
Newark’s violation history makes clear that its system is not well operated or maintained and needs significant infrastructure updates and upgrades....
Newark’s Lead Crisis Continues: Even Higher Levels in 2019
The first few months of 2019 have brought disturbing news for Newark residents—skyrocketing levels of lead in drinking water. Since the start of the year, mor...
Final Farm Bill Blossoms: A Reasonable Bipartisan Compromise
Photo courtesy of USDA Agricultural Research Service Today, President Trump signed the Farm Bill (H.R. 2), after the House and Senate overwhelmingly approved...
The Trump Administration’s Lead Balloon
Today the Trump Administration issued its long-promised and much-ballyhooed “ Lead Action Plan ,” which it said will “identify and reduce lead contamination...