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President Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee holiday party on Tuesday in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff listen. The Biden Administration announced its action plan this week to replace the country

Lead pipes have contaminated water for decades. Biden's new plan will replace them

Dec 17, 2021
The White House released an action plan to replace lead pipes and lead paint in the U.S. within the next decade. Lead contamination is known to have detrimental effects on the brain and kidneys.
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Health
A water sample taken from the Mediterranean Sea as part of a scientific study about microplastics damaging marine ecosystems, near Villefranche-Sur-Mer, on the French Riviera, France, in 2018.

WHO Study Finds No Evidence Of Health Concerns From Microplastics In Drinking Water

Aug 21, 2019
The World Health Organization says that the tiny particles of plastic found everywhere in the environment do not appear to pose any significant risk to human health.
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Shots - Health News
A algae bloom in Lake Erie contaminated the water supply for Toledo, Ohio, in August 2014. About 400,000 people were without useable water.

Algae Toxins In Drinking Water Sickened People In 2 Outbreaks

Nov 09, 2017
In Ohio, more than 100 people got sick in 2013 and 2014 when municipal drinking water was contaminated with toxins from algae blooms in Lake Erie. The CDC says these are the first known instances.
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Around the Nation
Felencia Woodie holds her son Dameon David, 8. He is one of seven medically fragile children who attend Saint Michael's Association for Special Education.

On The Navajo Nation, Special Ed Students Await Water That Doesn't Stink

Apr 12, 2017
Fundraising is underway for a new filtration system at an Arizona school for Navajo children with disabilities. Now, the water runs black and smells like rotten eggs, but is technically safe to drink.
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Shots - Health News

Where Lead Lurks And Why Even Small Amounts Matter

Aug 12, 2016
Federal environmental regulations for lead in drinking water still leave room for concentrations high enough to pose a health hazard, critics say.
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Goats and Soda
Tear out a page from <em>The Drinkable Book </em>and pour water through it. The built-in filter can wipe out bacteria.

If You Spill Water On This Book, That's A Good Thing

Aug 19, 2015
The Drinkable Book has water filters in each page. Tear out a page, pour dirty water over it and bacteria will be killed. But is this the best way to clean up the developing world's water supply?
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