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CLEAN WATER IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS

Aqua Pure Solutions — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:43:37 +0000

In 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire for the 13th time in its sad 100 year history as an industrial dump and sewer. The fire, commemorated in song, spurred the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 and the passage of the Clean Water Act soon after. The EPA has since cleaned up many…

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BIG NEWS ON COAL ASH POLLUTION, IN NORTH CAROLINA AND BEYOND

Aqua Pure Solutions — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:39:59 +0000

The drama surrounding the cleanup of dangerous, leaking coal ash ponds continues to unfold in North Carolina. Last week the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced its assessment of the state’s many polluted sites and earlier this week the state legislature proposed changes to the existing law governing coal ash cleanup. But before we dig…

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TESTIMONY: HEALTH DIRECTOR COVERED UP CANCER-CAUSING WATER IN NORTH CAROLINA

Aqua Pure Solutions — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:34:36 +0000

WASHINGTON — North Carolina’s top public health official acted unethically and possibly illegally by telling residents living near Duke Energy coal ash pits that their well water is safe to drink when it’s contaminated with a chemical known to cause cancer, a state toxicologist said in sworn testimony. The Associated Press obtained a full copy…

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TAINTED WATERS: NEW DRINKING WATER THREAT CONCERNS SCIENTISTS, OFFICIALS

Aqua Pure Solutions — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 01:06:02 +0000

—– A coalition of researchers, utilities and state regulators have made progress tracking an unregulated and unwelcome contaminant in river water feeding drinking water supplies. Can they stop it? By Catherine Clabby When the EPA ordered drinking water systems nationwide to test their water for a long list of unregulated contaminants, North Carolina water systems…

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DANGEROUS LEAD LEVELS FOUND IN WATER SYSTEMS ACROSS N

Aqua Pure Solutions — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:58:41 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – President Barack Obama looked to bring some relief to the people of Flint, Michigan with a symbolic sip of water after they spent months in a state of emergency after finding out their drinking water was flowing with dangerous levels of lead. “This was a man-made disaster. This was avoidable,” the…

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LEAD IN DRINKING WATER – IS THERE LEAD IN MY DRINKING WATER?

Aqua Pure Solutions — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:47:32 +0000

LEAD IN DRINKING WATER – IS THERE LEAD IN MY DRINKING WATER? Is there lead in my drinking water? Lead can be harmful to your health, but just how harmful depends on how much lead gets into your body, your health, and where the lead becomes stored in your body. This website provides information about…

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ECHOES OF FLINT, AS NORTH CAROLINA WATER POLLUTION IS SWEPT UNDER THE RUG

Aqua Pure Solutions — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:39:12 +0000

Let me tell you about a community who woke up one day to learn their drinking water had been contaminated with toxic chemicals. Families who have been suffering from mysterious illnesses learn that the water they’ve been drinking day in and day out may be laced with poison. They plead with their Republican governor to…

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