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- Bipartisan Group of Florida Representatives Want the Farm Bill to Tackle Algae Outbreaks
EWG | October 10, 2018
- Update: Algae Outbreaks Rose 40 Percent in 2018
EWG | October 9, 2018
- Map: Florence Drenched Thousands of North Carolina CAFOs and Animal Waste Pits
EWG | October 4, 2018
- Congress Passes Measure To Dramatically Restrict Major Source of PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water
EWG | October 3, 2018
- America's Nitrate Habit Is Costly and Dangerous
EWG | October 2, 2018
- The Cost of Cleaning Up Nitrate Contamination Falls on America's Poorest Countie
Pacific Standard | October 2, 2018
- Dramatic Satellite Photos Reveal Impact of Hurricane Florence on North Carolina CAFOs
EWG | September 21, 2018
- After Florence, Manure Lagoons Breach, and Residents Brace for the Rising Filth
The New Yorker | September 21, 2018
- Veterans, Families Demand That EPA Ban Toxic Chemical Found in Tap Water at US Military Bases
Stars and Stripes | August 1, 2018
- Senators, Families Urge EPA to Take Stronger Action on Toxic Chemicals
ABC | August 1, 2018
- Which Water Is Best For Health? Hint: Don't Discount The Tap
NPR | July 27, 2018
- The EPA Says TCE Causes Cancer, so Why Hasn't it Been Banned?
Marketplace | July 26, 2018
- 'A Civil Action' Carcinogen Pollutes Tap Water Supplies for 14 Million Americans
EWG | July 24, 2018
- Michigan Is Facing Another Toxic Water Crisis. Now Its Governor Wants A Chemical Company To Pay.
Buzzfeed | July 21, 2018
- Beyond the Flint Tragedy: Contaminated Drinking Water is Everywhere in America
Salon | May 16, 2018
- Across U.S., Toxic Blooms Pollute Lakes
EWG | May 15, 2018
- Toxic Algae Blooms Occurring More Often, May Be Caught in Climate Change Feedback Loop
Inside Climate News | May 15, 2018
- The Algal Blooms Poisoning U.S. Lakes Tripled in Number Last Year
The New Food Economy | May 15, 2018
- Pentagon: Fluorinated Chemicals Taint Water at Scores of Bases, Neighboring Communities
EWG | May 7, 2018
- PFOA: No One Knows How Much of the Cancer-Causing Chemical Is in Our Water
Asbury Park Press | April 18, 2018
- Research Study Examines the Quality of Water in the Mid-South
CBS Memphis | March 5, 2018
- Since the Lead Crisis, Reading Scores in Flint Drop Dramatically
EWG | February 15, 2018
- EPA Data: Tap Water in More Than 1,000 Communities Tainted With Lead Above Action Level
EWG | February 14, 2018
- Treating Contaminated Household Water Costly for Cities - and Consumers
CBS News | January 26, 2018
- Why Raw Water is a Raw Deal
EWG | January 17, 2018
- 170 Million Americans Are Drinking Radioactive Water. This Interactive Map Shows If You Are Too.
IFL Science! | January 14, 2018
- 170 Million Americans Drink Radioactive Tap Water
EWG | January 11, 2018
- Des Moines Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Iowa's Nitrate-Contaminated Tap Water
EWG | January 11, 2018
- Is There Radium In Your Tap Water? New Map Can Show You
LiveScience | January 11, 2018
- Radium Contamination in Water Most Widespread in Texas, Environmental Group Says
CBS News | January 11, 2018
- Trump Nominee Would Ignore Radiation in Drinking Water, Say Advocates
Think Progress | January 11, 2018
- Texas Has the Most Contaminated Water in the Country, According to New Report
The Houston Chronicle | January 11, 2018
- 170 Million Americans Have Cancer-Causing, Radioactive Elements In Their Drinking Water
Newsweek | January 11, 2018
- Amid Pipe Wars, Researchers Wary of Plastic Pipes Leaching Chemicals
EWG | November 14, 2017
- Report: Suspected Carcinogen from Farm Runoff Fouls Drinking Water Across Rural America
EWG | October 17, 2017
- Report Spotlights Nitrate Contamination in Drinking Water Across the U.S.
FairWarning | October 16, 2017
- Fluoride Can Harm Children's Intelligence, Mexican Study Finds
EWG | September 26, 2017
- Attorney Who Exposed DuPont's Teflon Treachery Wins 'Alternative Nobel Prize'
EWG | September 26, 2017
- Cancer-Causing Arsenic Contaminates Tap Water for 70 Million Americans
EWG | September 20, 2017
- 220 Million Americans Could Have Chloroform in Their Tap Water
EWG | September 8, 2017
- Cancer-Causing Chemical 1,4-Dioxane Contaminates Americans' Drinking Water
EWG | September 6, 2017
- Will Trump's EPA Address the Likely Carcinogen In Our Drinking Water?
Vice | September 6, 2017
- EWG Standards Cut Through Compromises on Drinking Water Quality
EWG | September 5, 2017
- On the Go for Labor Day? Keep Water Quality in Mind.
EWG | August 25, 2017
- Amid Nationwide Water Quality Concerns, Americans Flock to New Tap Water Database
EWG | August 21, 2017
- UPDATE: 'Erin Brockovich' Carcinogen in 250 Million Americans' Drinking Water
EWG | August 16, 2017
- Decades After Paint and Gas Bans, Kids Still Exposed to Dangerous Levels of Lead
EWG | August 15, 2017
- After Industry Protest, EPA Chief Scraps Plan To Cut Discharges of Lead, Arsenic and Other Poisons into Drinking Water Sources
EWG | August 15, 2017
- Using Private Wells: A Drinking Water Safety Guide
EWG | August 11, 2017
- Is Your Drinking Water Polluted? Plug in Your Zip Code and Find Out
The News & Observer | August 7, 2017