FernandFortuneNov 6, 2023
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The #EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Contaminants in Drinking #Water but Hasn’t Set Safety Limits on Them
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The inaction on regulating contaminants — including those that likely cause #cancer, reproductive or developmental issues — found in the water of millions of Americans illustrates shortcomings in the U.S. response to environmental threats, say experts.

#DrinkingWater #Chemicals #Safety #Texas #News #Pollution #Health #Government #Regulation

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The EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Contaminants in Drinking Water but Hasn’t Set Safety Limits on Them

The inaction on regulating contaminants — including those that likely cause cancer, reproductive or developmental issues — found in the water of millions of Americans illustrates shortcomings in the U.S. response to environmental threats, say experts.

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Nov 6, 2023 at 4:44pmWeb
Show threadtherieauNov 7, 2023
@ProPublica Also, let's credit the artists responsible for this phenomenal illustration. From the article, it's an "Illustration by Micha Huigen, special to ProPublica" Wonderful work.
Show threadrifterNov 7, 2023
@ProPublica Illustration goes hard👍
#alt4you A mosaic of four overlapping illustrations: A worker sprays a field, with green gas wafting over the water supplies, which go into a tangle of pipes that pour out of a faucet into a glass in the foreground. A giant molecule intersects from the background to the under the glass of water, which magnifies it, taking on a green coloration.