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New ‘Waters of the United States’ rule rushed out ahead of SCOTUS ruling in Sackett v. EPA 

By Dan Flynn on January 3, 2023

The EPA and the Army, the federal agencies involved in the Clean Water Act, handed down new definitive language for “water of the United States” (WOTUS) in the form of an administrative rule on the…

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Water and chemicals that never go away are subjects of Consumer Reports cover story

By Dan Flynn on September 24, 2020

The new Consumer Reports soon hitting mailboxes returns to one of CR’s old mainstays—Safe drinking water. In short order, it teaches how to check on your tap water, discloses test results for 45 bottled water…
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Water shut-offs pose safety risks during coronavirus pandemic

By Cookson Beecher on March 30, 2020

Imagine this, if you will. You’re a young dad. Three children, 3, 5 and 7. They’re not in school or daycare because the schools and daycare centers in your state have been closed down because…
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Researchers develop method to detect low levels of norovirus

By News Desk on September 13, 2019

University of Arizona researchers have created a portable method for detecting low levels of norovirus.

The analysis is done automatically by a smartphone app when a sample of water is loaded onto the chip.

Detecting…
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Fraunhofer works on disinfection using UV light

By News Desk on August 19, 2019

Scientists at a German institute are investigating use of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs) to destroy bacterial DNA.

Fraunhofer researchers looked at replacing conventional lamps containing mercury with ultraviolet light-emitting diodes. The technology is suitable…
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Lab tests prompt Keurig Dr Pepper to recall water because of arsenic level

By News Desk on June 24, 2019

The Keurig Dr Pepper company today announced a recall of an unspecified volume of its Peñafiel brand unflavored mineral spring water because an independent laboratory found “volative levels of arsenic” in samples.

The company reported…
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Water not up to EPA standards brings pork sausage recall

By News Desk on September 16, 2016

Catawissa, PA-based Bunge’s Meats recalled an undetermined amount of pork sausage products on Thursday that were produced with water that did not meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) drinking water standards, according to the U.S.
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Colorado town discovers local water supply may have gone to pot

By News Desk on July 22, 2016

Being first to make recreational marijuana legal has meant Colorado is an experiment, but nobody saw this one coming. hugowater_406x250Hugo, CO, a town of about 730 people, located 110 miles from Denver on the Eastern…
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Flint Water and Citizens Contain Lead

By News Desk on January 12, 2016

faucet-running1The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services today issued its bi-weekly summary report on lead testing in Flint. Preliminary data indicate that 43 of 2,182 adults and children tested had elevated blood lead levels…
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FDA Releases Draft EIS on Produce Safety Rule

By News Desk on January 14, 2015

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed produce safety rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act. The statement considers the four areas in the…
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