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American Journal of Nursing
November 2005
Stephanie Chalupka |
Tainted Water on Tap A description of selected water contaminants and their known health effects as well as which populations are more vulnerable. An outline of assessment and nurses' roles in patient education and as community advocates for safer drinking water.   |
Science News
August 27, 2005
Janet Raloff |
Nonstick Pollution Sticks in People High concentrations of a chemical used in the production of well-known nonstick surfaces have turned up in people living near a Teflon-manufacturing plant in West Virginia. The data emerge from the first government-sponsored epidemiological study of the chemical, known both as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and C-8. |
Outside
August 2003
Misty Blakesley |
Ecotourism Adventure Travel - Water in the Balance Water issues chronically become water wars. Here are some collisions in progress--from bang-ups over how to divide spoils to clashes over big cleanups--that need to be resolved in the years ahead. |
Inc.
November 2008
Adam Bluestein |
Blue is the New Green The world is running out of clean water. The prospect of widespread shortages is creating a new kind of new economy. Meet 11 entrepreneurs who are ahead of the curve, finding opportunity in the largest emerging market the world has seen in some time. |
Geotimes
May 2006
Avner Vengosh |
Rooting Out Radioactive Groundwater Given the continuous degradation of the quality of groundwater in many aquifers worldwide, and the increasing demand for using alternative water resources, the radioactivity factor may be more important than is realized. |
Salon.com
October 25, 2001
Mark D. Uehling |
Free drugs from your faucet How did tiny amounts of nearly every drug under the sun get into our drinking water -- and what are they doing to us? |
Popular Mechanics
February 14, 2008
Logan Ward |
Wastewater Could Help Fight U.S. Drought and Anthrax As the country's growing urban populations draw down scarce water supplies, wastewater is starting to look pretty appetizing to American city planners. |
Delicious Living
Debra Bokur |
This Little Piggy Think pigs live fairy-tale lives? Hogwash... |
Chemistry World
September 2008
Maria Burke |
Something in the water Drugs have been finding their way into our water supplies for as long as they have been in use, so should we worry? |
Wired
April 21, 2008
Matthew Power |
Peak Water: Aquifers and Rivers Are Running Dry. How Three Regions Are Coping. Water has been a serious issue in the developing world for so long, but the scarcity of freshwater is no longer a problem restricted to poor countries. |
Chemistry World
August 13, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Environment agency accident releases toxic mine waste into US rivers The US Environmental Protection Agency's botched investigation of an abandoned mine in Colorado has led to more than 11 million liters of water contaminated with metals entering major US waterways. |
Science News
November 3, 2001
Janet Raloff |
Bottled Water for All? U.S. households are water hogs. Responding to statistics showing that just two percent of tap water usage goes towards eating and drinking, some researchers say Americans should use less highly-treated water for bathing, washing, and watering their lawns... |
Popular Mechanics
February 5, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
Plumbing the Planet: The 5 Biggest Projects Taking on the World's Water Supply Around the world, countries are trying to combat water supply problems with ever-more-clever engineering: bigger and badder treatment plants, pipelines, tunnels and reservoirs. Here are five projects hoping to be big and bad enough. |
Chemistry World
October 7, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
EPA decides against regulating perchlorate in water The announcement on 3 October - a preliminary decision that will not be finalized until a month allowed for public comment - received a mixed response from toxicologists. |
BusinessWeek
June 2, 2011
Paul M. Barrett |
The Price of Clean Air Does the Clean Air Act hurt or help the U.S. economy? It's not nearly as hard to calculate as you might think. |
Salon.com
April 19, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Don't go near the water Jeb Bush's controversial plan to dump wastewater near drinking wells may be his big brother's next environmental mess... |
Chemistry World
October 2, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
EPA criticized over asbestos clean-up research The US Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog has found that the agency's costly and time-consuming experiments on alternative asbestos control methods lacked effective oversight and threatened human health. |
Searcher
February 2003
Barbie E. Keiser |
Our Environment: Part 3, Science and Technology Resources for the collection and analysis of data, as well as the final reports that influence national and international environmental policies. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
EPA seeks heightened scrutiny for 16 chemicals The US Environmental Protection Agency wants to tighten its oversight of certain chemical substances by adding 16 chemicals to its Toxics Release Inventory list. |
Salon.com
June 8, 2000
Ken Silverstein |
Politics and the gas pump A meaningless environmental provision leads to an ecological nightmare -- not to mention an extra charge when fueling up. |
Chemistry World
May 21, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Response to tainted US drinking water criticised Official responses to recent disasters that have contaminated drinking water supplies in the US often lack scientific rigor, according to new research from Purdue University. |
Chemistry World
December 12, 2011 |
Be creative, be inspired, be confident Gregory Korshin talks to Michael Smith about his passion for environmental science, literature and languages |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2010
Sally Adee |
Eight Technologies for Drinkable Seawater Desalination takes too much energy, but emerging technologies will help |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2005
Richard Yates |
Refiners Get 270-Day Deadline Congress recently passed an energy bill that affects oil producers, refiners, and consumers. The legislation could cause prices to rise and oil stocks to fall. Given the potential of litigation on the horizon, it is prudent that shareholders start monitoring positions more closely. |
Chemistry World
March 6, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
Bush-era environmental regulations challenged After less than a month in charge, the Obama administration is distinguishing itself from the policies of Bush in many areas affecting public health and the environment. |
Chemistry World
May 20, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
EPA delays boiler and incinerator emissions rules The US Environmental Protection Agency has indefinitely delayed rules governing emission of toxic air pollutants from boilers and certain solid waste incinerators at chemical plants and other major industrial facilities. |
Chemistry World
January 11, 2010
Helen Carmichael |
EPA: Bankrupt chemical firms must pay for site clean up The US Environmental Protection Agency has tabled new proposals to prevent taxpayers footing the environmental clean up bills for cash-strapped chemical companies. |
Mother Jones
Jul/Aug 2001
Susan Q. Stranahan |
Target Practice At a Cape Cod arsenal, the EPA and the Pentagon square off over military pollution... |
Chemistry World
September 24, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
EPA's Draft Perchlorate Policy Under Scrutiny The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing criticism after a leaked draft report revealed that the agency may not set public water safety standards for perchlorate. |
Chemistry World
July 15, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
EPA Under Fire Over Drinking Water Contaminants The US Environmental Protection Agency has not taken adequate steps to assure the safety of public drinking water because of 'systemic limitations' and politicisation. |
Chemistry World
September 16, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
US job concerns hamper environmental rules Economic woes and pressure to create jobs in the US are impeding environmental regulation, resulting in President Obama being rebuked by traditional allies and applauded by political opponents. |
Chemistry World
September 15, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
US bid to control power plant emissions challenged The governors of 15 US states have joined together to question the legality of the US Environmental Protection Agency's recently proposed climate rule to limit carbon emissions from the country's existing power plants. |
Geotimes
May 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Mixed View on Pesticide Pollution The amount of pesticides in U.S. streams has generally decreased, according to a recent assessment. But urban streams are carrying more and more pesticides, and the number of different chemicals present simultaneously has gone up, raising concerns among some researchers. |
