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Rainwater everywhere on Earth unsafe to drink due to ‘forever chemicals’, study finds

By Rosie Frost 08/11/22

Rainwater almost everywhere on Earth has unsafe levels of ‘forever chemicals’, according to new research. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of human-made chemicals that don’t occur in nature. They are known…

The Washington Post

Salt in water sources becoming worrisome in D.C. region, experts warn

By Antonio Olivo 08/08/22

The Washington region is growing — a metropolis of nearly 6 million people where area officials are pressing to build another 320,000 homes by the end of this decade. And with that growth comes an…

The Washington Post

The ocean takes center stage at a U.N. conference

By Carlos Costa/AFP/Getty Images 06/28/22

The ocean covers about 70 percent of Earth’s surface, yet it is often missing from discussions about tackling climate change, plastic pollution, biodiversity loss and other pressing environmental threats facing the planet

AP News

EPA acts to curb air, water pollution in poor communities

By Matthew Daly 01/27/22

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of enforcement actions Wednesday to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states, following a “Journey to Justice” tour…

Nation of Change

Fracking chemicals dumped in the Allegheny River a decade ago are still showing up in mussels: Study

By Kristina Marusic 09/26/18

Chemicals from fracking wastewater dumped into Pennsylvania’s Allegheny River before 2011 are still accumulating in the bodies of freshwater mussels downstream, according to a new study.

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Water Pollution

11/16/22

Everyday we turn on the tap and get a glass of water, brush our teeth, wash our hands, and cook our food. We need to drink water to survive, but we also use it for…

Discharge of industrial pollutants into waterways exceeding Clean Water Act permits in the United States from 2016 to 2017, by select state

06/21/22

This statistic depicts the number of occurrences of industrial pollutants discharge into U.S. waterways that have exceeded the limits permitted by the Clean Water Act from January 2016 to September 2017, with a breakdown by…

EWG’s Tap Water Database

11/09/21

Since 2013, water utilities' testing has found pollutants in Americans' tap water, according to an EWG drinking water quality analysis of more than 31 million state water records.

Coming Storms: Climate Change And The Rising Threat To America’s Coastal Seniors

03/21/21

A new Climate Central sea-level-rise analysis identifies the assisted living and nursing homes at risk in five states. Experts say waiting to evacuate during storms is not the answer.

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