The Safe Drinking Water Act Must be Updated Now
Safe, sufficient, and affordable drinking water is a human right—and strengthening the Safe Drinking Water Act will help save lives....
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Won't Stop Future Drinking Water Disasters
When I started writing on Switchboard more than six years ago, my first post was about testing for lead in my home and buying a water filter. Maybe it was...
On the 40th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, Where We Were and Where We Are Going
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act. As part of the celebration, I participated in an event recently at the National Press Club...
Dispose of Your Pharmaceuticals on April 27, 2013
As part of the spring cleaning ritual, do you dump a bunch of unused and expired pharmaceuticals into a bag and leave them on an empty shelf and wonder what to...
Atrazine: Behind the Syngenta Curtain
Did anyone catch today’s Good Housekeeping article on tap water? In a lengthy piece about many tap water issues, it pulls out one chemical of interest:...
Score One for Public Health: EPA Will Regulate Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water
Huge news coming out of EPA’s Office of Water today. After a decade of pushing by NRDC, EPA announced that it has decided to regulate perchlorate in drinking...