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08/08/2024
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By Laura Harris
Literal s##t show: Olympic triathletes HOSPITALIZED after swimming in feces-polluted River Seine
Several Olympic triathletes had been hospitalized after swimming in the polluted and human feces-infested River Seine in Paris. The Seine, long known for its poor water quality, was the venue for the men’s, women’s and mixed relay triathlon events, and is also set to host the 10-kilometer open water swims from Aug. 8 to 9. Swimming in […]
05/23/2024
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By Laura Harris
8 Major U.S. water basins could be depleted by as much as 98% in the next 25 years
A new study from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington found that the eight major water basins across the United States face up to a 98 percent chance of depletion within the next 25 years due to excessive withdrawals for drinking, irrigation and other uses. America’s groundwater reserves currently hold at least 33,000 trillion gallons […]
04/09/2024
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By Laura Harris
Biden admin approves more stringent rules covering “forever chemicals” in drinking water
The administration of President Joe Biden has approved more stringent health advisory limits for two types of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in drinking water. In March 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the first national drinking water standard for “forever chemicals” under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The proposal seeks to […]
07/17/2023
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By Laura Harris
OCEANSIDE FILTH: More than 3000 U.S. beaches found to contain dangerous levels of sewage
More than half of America’s beaches contain dangerous levels of sewage, according to a new report from Environment America, a Colorado-based environmental advocacy group. The report, titled “Safe for Swimming?” compiled testing data from 3,192 beaches across the coastlines of America. Based on the results, 55 percent of the beaches had unsafe levels of sewage in their […]
06/07/2023
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By Laura Harris
Supreme Court unanimously scales back EPA’s power under Clean Water Act
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a couple from Idaho and established a stricter standard for determining whether the Clean Water Act applies to a wetland, marking a major blow to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Couple Michael and Chantell Sackett of Idaho have been fighting the EPA for over 15 years in their attempt to construct […]
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