U.S. drinking water pollution causes drastic overhaul of EPA policy

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Source: Green Technology Daily

American drinking water has become polluted with a cocktail of new chemicals over the last 50 years, including some that are known to cause cancer and others that are suspected of it.

In a speech Monday night, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that her agency will overhaul U.S. drinking-water policy in an effort to corral more of these chemicals - and to do it more quickly than in the past.

The new strategy will address water contaminants as a group rather than one at a time so that enhancement of drinking water protection can be achieved cost-effectively, Jackson said.

EPA's current approach to drinking water protection is focused on a detailed assessment of each individual contaminant of concern and can take many years. Jackson said addressing contaminants as a group would be quicker and more cost-effective.


Read more: http://www.greentechnologydaily.com/studies-&-reports/668-us-drinking-water-pollution-causes-drastic-overhaul-of-epa-policy

[Bobbieo]

1. About time somethng was done about our drinking water.!

EPA, what took you so long?

[cbgb2112]

3. Bush n/t

[santamargarita]

2. Remember under Bush Hell it was a breach of National Security...

to report on water quality?