Water

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The utility nears a major milestone, while new federal regulations will speed up the transition away from lead pipes across the country.

In 2012, Denver Water exceeded the lead action level of 15 parts per billion set by the Environmental Protection Agency, coming in at 17 parts per billion.

“There was an industry push. There was a lead lobby, as hard as it is to believe that…it will poison you, but lead will last thousands of years.”

A bit oldie

Indigenous people, environmentalists and lawmakers of both parties fear more mining in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle could pollute Alaska’s waterways.

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Water bill rises: Warning millions will struggle to pay [UK]

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/14885034

"Oakland Unified School District began this school year with some unsettling news: the drinking water in the district’s schools had tested positive for dangerously high levels of lead.

The district had found high levels of lead in the water during tests conducted over spring and summer, but it didn’t share those results with parents and staff until this August.

Lead testing hasn’t been required in California schools for the last five years. That means Oakland Unified is unusual among California school districts in that it knows that there’s a lead problem at all."