In the 50,000 water systems surveyed in the study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) between 2021 and 2023, there were ...

The aging 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act is at fault. Congress must reform the law to guarantee the public’s right-to-know the quality of their drinking water­ in advance, and foster the ...

A Belleville water system owner has been fined $10,000 in Ontario court for failing to meet regulations under the Safe ...

A Toast to the Safe Drinking Water Act Its radical idea—tap water should be safe to drink—has been a huge, underappreciated success. By James Salzman. Dec 16, 2014 8:00 AM.

Today, the country still reaps the benefits. Most Americans are provided high-quality water from their taps. “At a time when the American public is skeptical of the government’s ability to take ...

In America, that right is enshrined in the Clean Water Act of 1972, which defines how the EPA regulates pollutants in U.S. waters, and the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, which establishes ...

On Dec. 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford signed the Safe Drinking Water Act into law, which created a standards playbook for all public water utilities set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Therefore, the petition takes the position that the Safe Drinking Water Act requires that EPA monitor for, and regulate, an emerging contaminant like microplastic. A copy of the Petition can be ...

For the drinking water regulatory programs alone, the costs of compliance to achieve the federal MCLs are significant and range from EPA’s estimate of $14.4 billion to $47.3 billion, a reported ...

Clean drinking water is our constitutional right. State Rep. Mary Isaacson’ bills HB 1413 and HB 1414 amend the Safe Drinking Water Act. The first lowers the level of acceptable contaminants in ...

Minnesota leaders mark 50 years of clean drinking water in the state 01:52. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Exactly 50 years ago Monday, the Safe Drinking Water Act was signed into law. It was the first time ...