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Rocket Fuel & Drinking Water Shouldn't Mix

  • Rocket Fuel & Drinking Water Shouldn't Mix

    Likely EPA Decision Puts Millions Of Americans At Risk

    The Bush administration's apparent decision to allow percholate—the main ingredient in rocket fuel—go unregulated in drinking water leaves millions of Americans at risk.

    bubblywater_JoostNeliseen.jpgThe Washington Post, reporting on September 22, quoted EPA documents that said the agency's "preliminary regulatory determination" -- which was extensively edited by White House officials -- marks the final step in a six-year-old battle between career EPA scientists who advocate regulating the chemical and White House and Pentagon officials who oppose it. The document estimates that up to 16.6 million Americans are exposed to perchlorate at a level many scientists consider unsafe; independent researchers, using federal and state data, put the number at 20 million to 40 million.

    "The Bush administration should not let this decision go forward," Paul Schwartz, Clean Water Action National Policy Coordinator. "This is a shocking concession to industry pressure that puts millions of pregnant women, children and others at risk."

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    Clean Water Action has endorsed a candidate in both the Presidential race and in Congressional races around the country.

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Fighting Drugs In Drinking Water

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    Fighting Drugs In Drinking Water

    Clean Water Action Calls on Congress to Fight Drugs in Drinking Water

    The United States has some of the best drinking water in the world. So you might think that we know what effect trace amounts of pharmaceuticals have on humans and wildlife once they end up in our water, but we don't.

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Defend The Clean Water Act

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    Defend The Clean Water Act

    New Leaders in U.S. Congress Embrace Protecting All Of America's Waters

    Clean Water Action applauds the introduction of the Clean Water Restoration Act, H.R. 2421 (pdf), in the U.S. House on May 22, 2007 and S. 1870 (pdf) in the Senate on July 25, 2007. The House bill has 158 original co-sponsors and for the first time since the bills was first introduced 4 years ago, hearings and movement of the bill are likely. This law would push back against polluters' attempts to weaken protection for our nation's lakes, rivers and streams.

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Energy Series, Part I: We Can't Solve Today’s Problems with Yesterday's Ideas

  • Energy Series, Part I: We Can't Solve Today’s Problems with Yesterday's Ideas

    One of my favorite quotes is Einstein's: "We can't solve the problems of today by thinking the way we thought when we created them." As with many popular quotes, there are several different versions floating around, but they all mean the same thing -- if we want solutions, we have to think differently.

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