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Residents participated in a study with the Washington D.C.-based Environmental Working Group to collect samples of tap water in 18 states — including in Old Saybrook and Simsbury, Connecticut.
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A new U.S. Geological Survey study has found high levels of arsenic and uranium in private drinking water wells across Connecticut.The study says nearly…
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Long Island should reduce the amount of lead that is allowed in school sinks and water fountains, according to a report from environmentalists last month.…
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Toxic contaminants were detected in nearly 15% of private drinking wells near a former naval weapons plant in Calverton, Long Island. Data from the…
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Advocates at the Environmental Working Group (EWG) want more studies that explore how PFAS exposure may affect COVID-19 severity and vaccine efficacy.…
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The New York State Drinking Water Quality Council met in Manhattan to talk about statewide regulations for 1,4-dioxane. The Council says the chemical will…
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The Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment released a report that shows much of Long Island’s water supply contains the chemical 1,4-dioxane.The report…
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A manmade chemical that exists in 71 percent of Long Island’s water districts may be cancerous, and the New York State Department of Environmental…
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A new law, years in the making, mandates that all public schools in New York State test for lead in their drinking water.Lead is a neurotoxin that has…
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has given a $1.25 million grant to Suffolk County to test for pesticides in groundwater.The…