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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Good News, Bad News for Galesburg Water

When presented with a choice, most people opt for the bad news first, so here it is. Lead is still present in the water of 10 homes (60 were sampled) in Galesburg, Illinois, a small town located 200 miles southwest of Chicago...

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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Lead Free Movement Going National?

"It's time we protect the rest of the country." Bold words from Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, a democrat from the state of California, and member of the House subcommittee...

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Friday, April 23, 2010
Saskatoon Freezes Out Lead Pipes

Saskatoon has given the "cold shoulder" to lead pipes connecting local residences to the municipal water supply.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
EPA Targets 4 New Chemicals...59,910 to Go

A New York Times article published last December found that 20% of U.S. water treatment centers were in violation of the Safe Water Drinking Act.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Small Town America Not Exempt from Lead Issues

There's no debating Galesburg has struggled with elevated lead levels over recent years. The small town of 35,000 with a rich history, located in western Illinois...

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
IBM Reboots: Retest for Lead at Research Park Underway

Water faucets and fountains in four buildings at IBM's Hudson Valley Research Park in East Fishkill, NY were found to have elevated levels of lead, according to...

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Monday, January 18, 2010
ASSE Joins UL, NSF, Others with Lead Certification Program

The American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE) has added its name to the list or certifying bodies for the new low lead requirements in California and Vermont...

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Monday, January 18, 2010
Elevated Lead Levels Found in NJ

Don't tell Tony Soprano but elevated levels of lead were identified in local drinking water by the Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC)...

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Plumbers Warn Lead Free Will Cost You

It's been less than a week and California plumbers and wholesalers are feeling the impact of the state's new lead free potable water laws: higher fitting costs...

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Monday, January 04, 2010
UL and WQA Provide More Options for Lead Free Certification

Looks like NSF is no longer the only game in town for product certification to California and Vermont's new low lead laws that go into effect January 1, 2010...

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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Shelter Island School Expels Foreign Made Faucets

Faucets on two sinks in a Suffolk County high school where lead levels exceeded the EPA's legal limit are being replaced by "American-made" products...

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Boilermakers Steamed Over Lead Notice Delay

Purdue University students and faculty were not pleased to learn school officials took four weeks to alert the campus of high levels of lead found in the school's drinking water system...

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Monday, October 05, 2009
AP Study Reveals Schools Failing Clean Water Test

Over 2,200 schools, representing 100 school districts, covering all 50 states were given failing grades for violating the Safe Drinking Water Act...

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
$200M Suit Filed in D.C. Over Lead Contamination

In an article posted on this site little more than a week ago (see "...Children in D.C. at Risk?"), we concluded civil litigation may be in the offing concerning elevated levels of lead in D.C. water, considering this is a town famous for...

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Did Chloramine Additives put 42,000 Children in D.C. at Risk?

High emotion in our nation's capital is hardly worth reporting. We read about it every day. But a new drama has emerged that doesn't involve bickering between democrats and republicans, and it isn't a debate about the best way to stimulate...

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