Should We Worry About What's in Our Tap Water?
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CAMPAIGNER Robin Watkins wrote to us with a comment relating to our Go Green campaign: "I have campaigned for a number of years to ban the addition of a chemical called hexafluorosilicic acid to the drinking water of Newcastle.
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Recent tests by the Environmental Protection Agency suggest there might be problems with drinking water on airplanes.
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By Virgil Williams; Ron Eisenberg  SEARCHING through the shelves at the supermarket, it seems as if all household cleaning products contain harmful chemicals that are dangerous to breathe or handle. This raises the question: Are there any alternatives that are safer and not toxic.
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I read the March 4 story "Water woes" about Rhode Island's problems with fresh water with great interest. My view on this issue may be oversimplified, but there was no mention of harnessing the state's greatest resource, our proximity to the ocean.
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By Bob Shaw, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Jun. 27--A chemical manufactured by the 3M Corp. has been found in a new area of Cottage Grove -- at high enough levels so the state is providing bottled water to six homes.
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By DAVE PHILIPPS THE GAZETTE  This spring Colorado Springs will wrestle with an issue dozens of cities have already tackled: how to strike a balance between letting the public visit city-owned reservoirs and protecting drinking water.
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Bluegills versus al-Qaeda The US has responded to the possible threat of terror attack against its drinking water supplies by using fish to monitor the state of the H2O, the BBC reports.â¦
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Orange County's new high-tech water-treatment plant takes the water that residents throw away, eradicates the junk and sends it back into the ground for drinking. Sound gross? Plant representatives say it's more pure than that fancy bottled water you buy in the store.
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By Jared Paben, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 2--There's not enough water on Squalicum Mountain to serve a substantial number of homes, and drilling more wells for new houses may rob existing houses of water, a Whatcom County geologist told county officials.
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Some chemicals should be re-assessed after new evidence shows they accumulate in the food chain, scientists say.
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QUESTION: I&#39;ve been trying to avoid artificial sweeteners, so I&#39;ve been buying regular soft drinks. Now I hear that they can lead to diabetes.
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NEW YORK  - A chlorine alternative used in  the U.S. to disinfect some public drinking water can produce a  class of byproducts far more toxic than those generated by  chlorine, a new study suggests.
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By Gardner Chris  Dirk Seiling wonders whether some of his fellow dairy farmers care about keeping dairy effluent out of streams.
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Holiday shoppers may worry about whether the toys they buy contain lead, but some scientists are urging consumers to focus on the thousands of chemicals in everyday household items.
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 14--About 1,100 families in Wichita are being encouraged to get blood tests for their children because their water may be contaminated with lead.
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By Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Mar. 10--RICHMOND -- Virginia took a significant step Friday toward adopting a modern environmental tool: recycled tap water.
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Unsafe levels of toxic chlorine pollutants were found in 40 percent of the District of Columbia tap water samples tested during a spring chlorine surge, according to a study released Thursday.