Category: Drinking Water
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Radioactive contamination is creeping into drinking water around the U.S. (Ensia)
“When Jeni Knack moved to Simi Valley, California, in 2018, she had no idea that her family’s new home was within 5 miles of a former nuclear and rocket testing...
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Trump’s EPA moving to loosen radiation limits
The SF Chronicle reports: The Trump administration is quietly moving to weaken U.S. radiation regulations, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good...
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Simi Valley residents protest city proposal to use groundwater over contamination concerns
Fox 11 reports: Protesters gathered in Simi Valley Monday evening to speak out against a city proposal to use ground water as another source of drinking water, citing concerns about...
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Simi Valley Community Asks: Fresh water supply or pipe dream?
The Simi Valley Acorn reports: A proposal to tap into Simi Valley’s groundwater basin as a source for drinking water drew angst and anger from residents who claim the water...
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Radiation Protection Standards Weakened CBG and PEER to File Suit
EARLIER THIS YEAR, DESPITE YEARS OF EFFORTS by Bridge the Gap, EPA issued new Protective Action Guides (PAGs) which dramatically weaken protection of the public from exposure to radiation. The...
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Fig Leaves No Cover for Drinking Water Radiation Rollback
Final Approval for Radical Radiation Rise in Water Supplies after Nuclear Release Washington, DC — In a not so lovely parting gift, the Obama administration today formally adopted a policy...
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EPA’s Plan for Radioactive Drinking Water
Eight years ago, in the waning days of the Bush Administration, the EPA tried to issue new standards for radioactivity in drinking water that would have increased permissible concentrations by...
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CBG & Other Groups Oppose EPA’s Proposed Huge Increase in Permissible Radioactivity in Drinking Water
Read the group letter by clicking here. On December 5, 2015, OMB received for review from the US EPA proposed changes to its Protective Action Guides (PAGs) for responding to...