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So yeah, this is pretty bad, especially if you live toward the East coast. I'm worried the water in the US is going to get a lot worse before it gets any better, especially with the current buffoons in government and the EPA.
http://www.newsweek.com/worried-abo...mare-white-house-and-epa-aides-blocked-925501
The study still isn't scheduled to be published and may never be, though a little more pressure might be on after this story breaking.
Political appointees at the White House and Environmental Protection Agency worked to block the publication of a federal study that found dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in water supplies, according to a new report from Politico.
The study was conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and showed that a specific class of toxic chemicals “has contaminated water supplies near military bases, chemical plants and other sites from New York to Michigan to West Virginia,” Politico reported.
The new study shows the chemicals, which have been linked to low birth weights, cancer, liver damage and thyroid problems, are dangerous at lower levels than previously understood. While previous EPA guidance warned against exposure at levels above 70 parts per trillion, the new HHS report said the chemical could be harmful for infants and breastfeeding mothers at just one-sixth of that level, Politico reported.
http://www.newsweek.com/worried-abo...mare-white-house-and-epa-aides-blocked-925501
The study still isn't scheduled to be published and may never be, though a little more pressure might be on after this story breaking.
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