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06/25/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

WINNING: Fluoride Action Network has forced U.S. courts to review fluoride toxicity in drinking water

Fluoride Action Network (FAN) filed a pivotal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the North District of California against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a rebuttal to the government agency’s denial of a petition that the non-government organization had issued under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) which […]

02/02/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Third world status: 30 percent of Americans could soon not afford safe running water

An assistant professor of geography from Michigan State University (MSU) has crunched the numbers and determined that, based on current demographic, socioeconomic, and other factors, more than one third of all Americans will soon be unable to pay for water out of their own taps. Elizabeth Mack, publishing her work in the open-access journal PLOS […]

10/11/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Carcinogen in tap water poisoning more than 200 million Americans

Erin Brockovich brought chromium-6 to fame when she railed against a power company that had been polluting the water in Hinkley, California. Ms. Brockovich put water pollution under the spotlight 25 years ago, and yet, in spite of all that she accomplished, chromium-6 is still being found in water supplies nationwide. Almost three decades have […]

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