Aug 12 What are PFASs, the toxic chemicals being found in drinking water? By Mark Scialla Six million Americans are exposed to hazardous levels of PFAS chemicals due pollution from military and industrial sites, according to a new study from Harvard University. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 7:37 Why safe drinking water is no safe bet for some U.S. schools By PBS News Hour It's not just Flint, Michigan. Over the past few decades, school districts in Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, Washington and elsewhere have found higher than acceptable lead levels in their students’ drinking water due to old plumbing systems. The… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 6:17 Can water ATMs solve India’s water crisis? By PBS News Hour About 76 million Indians don’t have regular access to clean drinking water, the most of any country in the world. But a new nationwide experiment aims to address the water crisis with “water ATMs,” machines that purify water on site… Continue watching
May 29 Watch 7:04 Why farmers are concerned about EPA’s new rules on protected water By PBS News Hour The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have finalized new rules about what kinds of waterways are protected under the Clean Water Act, adding the smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands that feed drinking water for some Americans. Political editor… Continue watching
May 27 Scientists trace cancer-causing chemical in drinking water back to methadone By Nsikan Akpan Methadone reacts chemically with a disinfectant used at a third of U.S. wastewater treatment plants to create a carcinogen. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Are we doing enough to safeguard drinking water? By PBS News Hour Recent cases of water contamination, including an algae bloom in Lake Erie and a chemical leak in West Virginia, has stirred new worries about the state of our drinking water. Hari Sreenivasan talks to David Beckman of the Pisces Foundation,… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch Decision Delayed on Dangerous Chemical Found in Drinking Water Decision Delayed on Dangerous Chemical Found in Drinking Water… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Protecting Americans From Danger in the Drinking Water In part one of a two-part series Miles O’Brien travels to Hinkley, Calif., the town featured in the movie Erin Brockovich, for its multi-million battle over contaminated groundwater. O'Brien reports on the investigation into the chemical Chromium-6, the agency that… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch News Wrap: Historic Winter Storm Paralyzes Midwest, Northeast In other news Wednesday, snow and ice buried cities from Texas to Maine, stranding drivers and halting air travel. The storm was blamed for at least 10 deaths. A Category 5 cyclone pounded northeastern Australia and prompted evacuations of more… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch In Ethiopia, a Daily Struggle for Clean Water In the first in a series of collaborative reports about water problems around the world, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the shortage of potable water in Ethiopia and how the effort required to maintain existing watering points affects millions… Continue watching