Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

The Poison Papers:  Documenting the Hidden History of Chemical and Pesticide Hazards in the United States https://www.poisonpapers.org/ N. B.:   " The Poison Papers is a project of the Bioscience Resource Project of Ithaca, NY and the Center for Media and Democracy of Madison, WI . Both organisations are 501(c)(3) non-profits." Research Study :   Chemical Time Bomb (Janine COHEN and Karen MICHELMORE,  Four Corners - ABC News Australia ; July 23, 2013) http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2013/07/22/3806111.htm N. B.:   Examines the historic and continued use of Dioxin containing herbicides and the detrimental impact on human health in Australia. Website:   Tracking Pollutant Release and Transfers in North American:  The North American PRTR Project [ Committee for Environmental Cooperation ( CEC ) ] http://www.cec.org/our-work/projects/tracking-pollutant-releases-and-transfers-north-america-north-american-prtr-project ...

Cal Water advises customers to boil water : Officials said the area bordered by Drake Street on the north, Spruce Street on the east, 21st Street on the south, and Oak Street on the west are the customers being advised to boil their water. (Esteban RAMIREZ, Kern Golden Empire ; July 29, 2017) Bakersfield:  Boil Water Advisory Issued for Small Portion of Cal Water's Bakersfield District ( California Water Service ; July 29, 2017) https://www.calwater.com/2017-0729-bk-boil/

EWG’s Nationwide Tap Water Transparency Report is Here: New Database Details Pollutants in Virtually All U.S. Public Water Systems : Starting today, the vast majority of Americans can learn about every potentially harmful chemical in their drinking water and what scientists say are the safe levels of those contaminants. EWG’s new national Tap Water Database is the most complete source available on the quality of U.S. drinking water, aggregating and analyzing data from almost 50,000 public water systems in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. [Press Team; Environmental Working Group (EWG) ; July 26, 2017] For comparison and contrast... Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) - Find You Local CCR Search Tool (U. S. Environmental Protection Agency) https://ofmpub.epa.gov/apex/safewater/f?p=136:102::::::

EPA's push to weaken clean water rule could hit Colorado's groundwater, fishing, brewing, tourism and beyond (Bruce FINLEY, Denver Post ; July 10, 2017) http://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/10/epa-clean-water-act-colorado-industries/ EPA and Army Corps seeks to rescind clean water rule (Valerie VOLCOVICI, Reuters ; June 27, 2017) http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-regulation-idUSKBN19I2L0 Documentation: EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-07/documents/2017-13997.pdf Intention to Review and Rescind or Revise the Clean Water Rule ( Federal Register, Vol. 82, No. 42 - Proposed Rules ; Monday, March 6, 2017) https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-03-06/pdf/2017-04312.pdf EPA and Army Corps' Rule to Define "Waters of the United States" (Claudia COPELAND,  Congressional Research Service ; January 5, 2017) https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43455.pdf Clean Water Rule (WOTUS) Federal Register, Vol. 80, No. 124  ( Rules ...

Trump administration officially files to make it easier to frack public lands (Samantha PAGE, ThinkProgress ; July 24, 2017) https://thinkprogress.org/blm-fracking-regulation-repeal-e446d9959b1e EPA Releases Final Report on Impacts from Hydraulic Fracturing Activities on Drinking Water (New Releases, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); 12/13/2016) https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-final-report-impacts-hydraulic-fracturing-activities-drinking-water U. S. tightens rules for disclosing chemicals used in fracking (Matthew DALY and Josh LEDERMAN, Associated Press/PBS News Hour ; March 20, 2015) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/u-s-tightens-rules-for-disclosing-chemicals-used-in-fracking/ Selected Documentation : Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas:  Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water in the United States ( EPA-600-R-16-236; December 2016) Executive Summary https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-12/d...