How Safe Is Your Drinking Water? (NPR) 3/5

Recorded from NPR's (National Public Radio) "Fresh Air" - October 19, 2009

An estimated one in 10 Americans have been exposed to drinking water that contains dangerous chemicals, parasites, bacteria or viruses, or fails to meet federal health standards. Part of the problem, says journalist Charles Duhigg, is that water-pollution laws are not being enforced.

Duhigg reports on the "worsening pollution in American waters" — and regulators' responses to the problem — in his New York Times series, "Toxic Waters." In researching the series, he studied thousands of water pollution records, which he obtained via the Freedom of Information Act.

Duhigg previously wrote about businesses' and investors' efforts to profit from the growing number of older Americans in his "Golden Opportunities" series for the Times. He is a regular contributor
on NPR's Planet Money Blog.

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[MagnoliaTxCowboy]

Most people don't have a clue and municipalities can change the standard at anytiime. that's whay they always say 'water is safe'.

[classicallady]

I hope this vid help get ppl more aware of the water quality not only here but around the globe. Excellent subject, I heard it yesterday. Tks for posting it im.

[classicallady]

Robet You are being incredibly generous. I am not that special just your average citizen of this planet concerned with the the indecent destruction of the globe. No I do not deserve any Nobel but I am thrillled Obama got his! Besides I have a different focus...being European I am not at all worried with wrinkles or any other normal issue coming from the process of aging - not in a million years I would inject any part of my body with horrible Botox. You are an angel.Tks

[robertdjwizard]

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