Drinking Dirty Water – Is America’s Water Safety In Jeopardy?

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Drinking Dirty Water – Is America’s Water Safety In Jeopardy? Civilization is only as strong as its water supply. Communities and cities, as well as their economic stability, can quickly and easily be bruised, if not toppled, by the unchecked …

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Global Frackdown – Sept 22nd 2012

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Join the Global Frackdown September 22nd 2012 Fracking for oil and gas poses a direct and immediate threat to our drinking water, our health and our communities. But the oil and gas industry is ramping up its PR machine to …

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12 Simple Things You Can Do To Reduce Water Pollution

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12 Simple Things You Can Do To Reduce Water Pollution Dirty water is the world’s biggest health risk, and continues to threaten both quality of life and public health in the United States. When water from rain and melting snow …

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America’s Clean Water Under Siege by U.S. House of Representatives

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America’s Clean Water Under Siege by U.S. House of Representatives- By Liz Judge – Earthjustice June 1, 2012 the U.S. House of Representatives voted against Clean Water Act protections for streams, lakes, and rivers across the United States. The House …

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CONTEST: Write Your Clean Water Letter to the Editor

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Source: http://ecowatch.org/2012/write-your-clean-water-letter-to-the-editor/ Write a 250-word Letter to the Editor Telling Why Your Favorite Wetland or Small Stream Deserves Protection under the Clean Water Act. National Wildlife Federation and River Network As many of you know, two Supreme Court decisions and bad …

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Atrazine in Water Tied to Menstrual Irregularities & Low Hormones

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Women who drink water contaminated with low levels of the weed-killer atrazine may be more likely to have irregular menstrual cycles and low estrogen levels, scientists concluded in a new study. The most widely used herbicide in the United States, …

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EPA Underestimated Number of Polluted Florida Streams, Lakes and Rivers – Earthjustice

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Floridians may end up paying a few more pennies a day in the coming years to upgrade outdated sewer systems that are contaminating public water supplies, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) said in a report on March 6. The …

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Atrazine Weed Killer Contaminates Drinking Water

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RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—A new Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) report found that spikes in the water levels of atrazine, a common herbicide banned throughout Europe (but still legal here in the U.S.) could pose a public health risk. The …

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Gasland Director Josh Fox Arrested On Capitol Hill

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Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Gasland” was taken into custody by Capitol Hill police yesterday morning, along with his crew, after Republicans objected to their presence, according to Democratic sources present at the hearing. The meeting of the …

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Human Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water Near Gas Drilling Ops

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EWG News release Human Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water Near Gas Drilling Ops CONTACT: EWG Public Affairs 510-444-0973 x305, leeann@ewg.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2012 Washington, D.C. — The federal Environmental Protection Agency’s detection of arsenic, a known human …

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Natural Gas Company Propaganda – Ironic News Report

The fossil fuel industry has left out a few details in their informational video about the process of drilling for natural gas. Comedian Julianna Forlano fills in the gaps in this special edition of The Ironic News Report. Related: Gasland …

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EPA Admits “Fracking may cause groundwater pollution”

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that fracking — a controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells — may be to blame for causing …

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Trichloroethylene (TCE) In Your Drinking Water?

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Why you should look for TCE in your drinking water -by Britt Mittemeijer Our local paper today carried an article about the suffering TCE (trichloroethylene) in the drinking water supply has caused many inhabitants of Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. …

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Five Reasons to Call President Obama to Ban Fracking on Sept. 13

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By Mark Schlosberg Join thousands of Americans across the country who are calling on President Obama to tell him enough is enough – it’s time to ban fracking now. Photo by Pete Souza. There are countless reasons fracking for natural …

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We’re Blaming the Wrong People for Polluted Tap Water – Wenonah Hauter

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Recent coverage of hexavalent chromium (also known as chromium 6) in some of our nation’s water supplies vilified the wrong institutions: our municipal water utilities. The real culprits are the industries that dump this and other pollutants into our drinking …

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Clean Up Fracking – Sierra Club

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Tell EPA to Clean Up Natural Gas Drilling! Every year, the oil and gas industry drills and fracks more than 25,000 wells across the country. While you are reading this, the oil and gas industry is taking advantage of loopholes …

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