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Which Chemicals are Most Likely to Contaminate Groundwater?
The great majority of families in the rural United States, and many other families, besides, depend on water coming directly from the ground for their everyday living needs. The groundwater also...
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Congratulations to McHenry County, IL, for Disclosing its Groundwater...
I want to take a moment to recognize McHenry County, IL, and its Public Health Administrator, Michael Hill, for disclosing on the County’s website what it calls “Groundwater Contamination Incidents”....
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Clean Water Isn’t a Right if You Never Had It
I’ve been working for nearly 18 years helping families in American neighborhoods use our court system to force the companies that polluted their water to clean it up. Despite all the anguish that...
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What Should You Do if Your Groundwater is Contaminated?
Tens of thousands of Americans will learn this year that the water just underneath their home-their groundwater-is contaminated with chemicals that some nearby factory dumped probably decades ago, and...
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Illinois Legislation to Clean up Coal Ash Pollution Becomes Law. Time for the...
Among news of federal regulations being scaled back and reports of the drastic climate change situation, it’s nice to hear about a state taking action to protect the environment. This summer, Illinois...
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Have You Tested Your Private Drinking Water Well This Year?
In the United States, more than 13 million households rely on private wells to get their drinking water. But unlike municipal sources of drinking water, like a town or city, private wells are not...
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The Government’s Failure at Camp Lejeune
Update, July 2022: The House and Senate recently passed the Honoring Our PACT Act, which will allow veterans and their families to recover damages for illnesses caused by toxic water at Camp Lejeune by...
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Should Perchlorate in Drinking Water Be Regulated? Biden’s EPA Says No;...
As environmental lawyers, one of our passions is fighting for clean drinking water for communities affected by contamination. So, it is disappointing that the EPA, under President Biden, has endorsed a...
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“You’re On Your Own”, Says Kansas to Residents of a Contaminated,...
I’ve been an environmental lawyer for more than 20 years, working for communities whose homes, air, and water have been polluted by industry’s careless disposal of dangerous chemicals. I’ve seen...
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Contaminated Groundwater is the Greatest Potential Threat in East Palestine,...
The greatest enduring threat to the residents of East Palestine is contaminated groundwater. Fast remediation — and not empty political assurances — can solve the problem. The director of Ohio’s...
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