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An environmental group recently released its grades for how states are handling lead contamination in school drinking water – and half of the states in the Mountain West states are failing.
An environmental group recently released its grades for how states are handling lead contamination in school drinking water – and half of the states in the Mountain West states are failing.
Groups advocating for clean water in Arizona are applauding an Environmental Protection Agency plan to limit toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS in drinking water. The agency said its proposal will prevent thousands of deaths, as well as serious health impacts. John Rumpler, senior clean water director for the group Environment Arizona, called the proposal a "crucial step" to begin the process of cleaning up the nation's drinking water and preventing further contamination. ...
The EPA’s proposed drinking water standards would remove six PFAS or “forever chemicals” from water. Here’s what PFAS really are—and how they can cause harm.
School districts across Montana continue to test for lead, and like many districts, continue to find lead, but administrators say they don't know when and if the federal government's promise of assistance to fix the problem will ever be realized.