Dec 10, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) and ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) are providing certain states $1 million each to research links between PFAS chemicals and human health issues. The states include; Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New...
Dec 3, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
In 2000, Canada had their worst E. coli outbreak ever. Walkerton, Ontario’s drinking water was contaminated with E. coli bacteria from unfiltered runoff. Seven people died and around 2,300 people were infected from the contamination. This epidemic could’ve been...
Nov 27, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
Ann Arbor, Michigan’s water is refilling with PFAS after its all time low of 2 ppt (parts per trillion) in April of 2019. According to MLive, tests from October revealed the level of PFAS increased to 25-29 ppt in the city’s drinking water. Most of this water comes...
Nov 19, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
“Dark Waters” is a movie based on a true story outlining Lawyer Rob Bilott’s (Mark Ruffalo) experience defending the people of West Virginia against DuPont de Normous Inc. DuPont is one of the world’s largest chemical companies whose PFAS chemicals have been...
Nov 19, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
Canada has a public health crisis. A year long investigation revealed extremely high amounts of lead in their drinking water. According to CBS, out of 12,000 tests taken, 33% exceeded 5 ppb and 18% exceeded 15 ppb. A high school had one of the highest levels in the...
Nov 11, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
The U.S. EPA is proposing an upgrade to the Lead and Copper rule, almost 30 years after its last revision. According to the EPA, the goal of the proposal is to, “Require more water systems to act sooner to reduce lead levels and protect public health, improve...
