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09/22/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Evidence proves the EPA downplayed the toxic threat of PFAs

When we find out that something we once believed was safe is actually toxic, we’d like to think that the makers of these products didn’t know it was dangerous and withdrew it as soon as they found out. That’s what would happen in an ideal world. However, not only did the makers of products containing […]

08/06/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Here we go again: Michigan declares state of emergency after cancer-causing chemical confirmed in the public water supply

The state of Michigan has declared a local state of emergency in the city of Parchment after high levels of toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were found in the municipal water source there. On July 26, residents were told to stop drinking water after tests showed that the city’s water supply had 1,587 parts […]

06/11/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Milwaukee family with lead-poisoned child says that state officials are “complicit” in not taking responsibility for the issue

Lead poisoning has been an ongoing issue in Milwaukee City, Wisconsin as 11 percent of their children suffered from it back in 2016. More recently, parents of a five-year-old boy victim called out the city government for being “complicit.” Nazir Al-Mujaahid and his wife Aminah shared the horrific story of finding out that their youngest […]

05/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Tap water in Fayetteville, North Carolina tainted with carcinogen, new analysis reveals

The good news for Fayetteville, North Carolina is that there is no GenX in their public drinking water supply despite the nearby presence of the Chemours chemical plant. The bad news is that their tap water showed high levels of another cancer-causing chemical called 1,4-dioxane, an article in The Fayetteville Observer stated. The Public Works […]

05/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The Great Lakes’ biggest problem: Decades’ worth of pollution has altered the fish

In the 1960s, the Cuyahoga River became infamous for becoming so polluted that it regularly caught fire. Now it suffers a different, subtler kind of water pollution. Decades of discharging chemicals into the waters of the Great Lakes have altered the hormones and metabolism of fish found in the Cuyahoga and two other rivers, according […]

04/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Is the Grand Canyon being put in danger by nearby uranium mining?

The mining industry is lobbying the Supreme Court to end the moratorium on mining uranium near the Grand Canyon. If they succeed, they could freely pillage a national landmark that provides potable water for millions of Americans, according to an article by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Before the moratorium was established in 2012, there were […]

04/11/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Officials in Michigan release fish consumption advisories after three lakes found to contain cancer-causing chemicals

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued a fish consumption advisory for three lakes in three separate Michigan counties. Multiple samples of fish taken from these sites are testing positive for mercury and cancer-causing polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Bluegill, sunfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass taken from Freska and Versluis Lake tested […]

03/27/2018 / By Edsel Cook

State of Ohio sues DuPont for dumping toxic chemicals in the Ohio River

Ohio has had enough of the chemical companies who have been polluting local waterways for decades. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that the state’s attorney general is suing chemical company DuPont for dumping perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) into the Ohio River. Also called C8, PFOA is one of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). They are used to make metal plating, computer […]

02/15/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

City in Alabama sees spike in cancer cases – scientists say it may be from water contaminants

Between 2013 and 2017, the town of Fruithurst in Cleburne County, Alabama, has had eight leukemia diagnoses. Four of those cases were boys under 18 years of age, one of whom has since passed away. Figures have shown that the people of Fruithurst – who number no more than 280 residents – have a greater […]

02/13/2018 / By David Williams

Fracking waste is radioactive and endangers human health – there is NO safe way to dispose of it

Hydraulic fracturing – more commonly known as fracking – may still be legal in many states across the U.S., but there’s no denying that it’s a highly controversial practice. In the state of Colorado, which has issued strict guidelines regarding disposal of waste water from fracking sites, has now ruled that the waste is far too dangerous […]

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