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Rocket Fuel & Drinking Water Shouldn't Mix
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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.
The 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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2008 Clean Water Action Endorsements
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Clean Water Action has endorsed a candidate in both the Presidential race and in Congressional races around the country.
Fighting Drugs In Drinking Water
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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.
Defend The Clean Water Act
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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.
