Archives by Tag 'Contamination'

EPA Develops Plan to Study Hydraulic Fracturing Process

The U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) has announced the submission of its draft study plan on hydraulic Fracturing for review by a panel of independent scientists. After announcing its intention to study the hydraulic fracturing process in March 2010 and conducting a series of public meetings across the country last July, August and September, the EPA [...]

There is a Cancer Causing Toxin in the Tap Water of Millions of Americans

Across the United States, millions of Americans are drinking tap water contaminated with chromium-6, a pollutant known to cause cancer. A report scheduled for release on Monday by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows that tap water in 31 out of 35 cities tested by the EWG contained the contaminant chromium-6, also called hexavalent chromium [...]

Coal Ash Dump Sites Polluting Drinking Water across U.S. with Heavy Metals and Arsenic

A new study has identified 39 additional coal ash dumpsites in 21 states that are contaminating water supplies with heavy metals, showing the government is inadequately monitoring these disposal sites and lax at regulating the toxic waste. The study is entitled IN HARM’S WAY: Lack of Federal Coal Ash Regulations Endangers Americans and Their Environment [...]

How Many Cancer Cases Does it Take to Be Classified a Cancer Cluster?

In Frederick, MD, a town surrounding Fort Detrick U.S. Army Garrison, residents wonder just how many of them must become a cancer statistic before it is considered a cancer cluster. AOL News reports the story of Randy White who lost one daughter to brain cancer, has another daughter diagnosed with a rare stomach cancer and [...]