NYT Investigation Exposes Severity of Nationwide Water Contamination; Corporations Violated Clean Water Act Over 500,000 Times in Last Five Years

chemical companies have violated the Clean Water Act more than 500,000 times in the last five years. Most of the violations have gone unpunished, with state regulators taking significant action in just three percent of all cases. An estimated one in ten Americans has been exposed to drinking water that has dangerous chemicals or falls short of federal standards. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 15, 2009

Clean water is a key to healthy life. The problem is local and a flagrant failure to enforce the law, and the NYT provides a public service by tackling the subject.

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