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- Toxic 'Forever Chemical' PFAS Found in Drinking Water for 7.5 Million California Residents: Report
ABC News | September 26, 2019
- Report Details Water Contamination in California, Listing Chemical Linked to Health Issues
Associated Press | September 25, 2019
- Chemicals in Tap Water Could Cause 100,000 Cases of Cancer in U.S.
CBS News | September 19, 2019
- Chemical Contamination Found in Wells Near Air Force Base
Associated Press | July 16, 2019
- Thousands of Private Wells Have Unsafe Levels of Bacteria, Nitrates, New Study Says
Des Moines Register | April 24, 2019
- Environment Watchdogs Harness AI to Track Overflowing Factory-Farm Waste
Scientific American | April 11, 2019
- Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Assist Vets, Military Families Exposed to PFAS Chemicals
EWG | April 10, 2019
- Report: Growth in Unregulated Farms in Maumee Watershed Fuels Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae Blooms
The Columbus Dispatch | April 9, 2019
- Investigation: Manure From Unregulated Factory Farms Fuels Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae Blooms
EWG | April 9, 2019
- Michigan Legislators Introduce Legislation To Ensure Health Care for Veterans Exposed to PFAS Chemicals
EWG | April 4, 2019
- Report: Despite Growing Contamination Crisis, PFAS Chemical Use in U.S. Swells
EWG | April 1, 2019
- Bipartisan PFAS Monitoring Bills Introduced in Congress
EWG | March 28, 2019
- 5 Companies Did 'Extensive Contamination' Of Your NJ Water: DEP
Patch | March 26, 2019
- Opinion: Is It Safe to Drink American Water?
Newsday | March 19, 2019
- The Pentagon Doesn't Want to Pay to Clean Up Toxic Chemicals Released on Military Bases
Splinter | March 14, 2019
- Will Trump’s EPA Protect Americans from Toxic PFAS Chemicals?
EWG | March 12, 2019
- Dangerous 'Forever Chemicals' Have Been Found in us Drinking Water at Alarmingly High Rates — Here's What to Know About PFAS
SF Gate | March 6, 2019
- PFAS Pollutes Water at More Than 100 Military Bases Above EPA’s ‘Safe’ Level
EWG | March 6, 2019
- Health Agencies to Assess Chemical Exposure in 8 us Communities Near Military Bases
CNN | February 21, 2019
- Move Over Bacon: Poultry Farms Are Taking Over North Carolina
Environmental Health News | February 13, 2019
- New Investigation: Recent Explosion of Poultry Factory Farms in N.C. Piles Manure from 515.3M Chickens Onto Waste From 9.7M Hogs
EWG | February 13, 2019
- NYCHA Failed to Share Lead-Testing Data With Tenants
Newsday | February 7, 2019
- Trump’s EPA Refuses to Limit the Nasty Teflon Chemicals Lurking in Our Drinking Water
Mother Jones | February 3, 2019
- EWG’s Tap Water Database Drives Research, Public Awareness
EWG | February 1, 2019
- Erin Brockovich Is Warning About an Emerging Drinking-Water Crisis in the US. Here's How She Recommends You Protect Yourself
Business Insider | December 15, 2018
- Hurricane Florence Flooded Poultry Operations Housing 1.8 Million Birds, Investigation Finds
EWG | November 28, 2018
- Report: Toxic Herbicide Found in Many Texans' Drinking Water
The Texas Tribune | November 15, 2018
- A Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer May Be in Your Tap Water. Here’s What to Do About It
EWG | November 14, 2018
- Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Drinking Water for Millions of Americans
EWG | November 14, 2018
- Cancer-linked Chemicals Manufactured by 3M Are Turning Up in Drinking Water
Bloomberg | November 2, 2018
- America's Next Water Contamination Crisis May Already Be Here
Vice | October 31, 2018
- 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
- Senators, Families Urge EPA to Take Stronger Action on Toxic Chemicals
ABC | August 1, 2018
- Veterans, Families Demand That EPA Ban Toxic Chemical Found in Tap Water at US Military Bases
Stars and Stripes | 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
- The Algal Blooms Poisoning U.S. Lakes Tripled in Number Last Year
The New Food Economy | May 15, 2018
- Toxic Algae Blooms Occurring More Often, May Be Caught in Climate Change Feedback Loop
Inside Climate News | May 15, 2018
- Across U.S., Toxic Blooms Pollute Lakes
EWG | May 15, 2018
- Pentagon: Fluorinated Chemicals Taint Water at Scores of Bases, Neighboring Communities
EWG | May 7, 2018