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Gulf Dead Zone Cause and Cure Known, Action Still Required
Remarks by Environmental Working Group Midwest Vice-President Craig Cox to the Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force Public Meeting.
Public Data Show Chemicals in Tap Water
Associated Press, John Heilprin Published December 20, 2005 Drinking water may have a lot more in it than just H20 and fluoride, according to an environmental group's analysis of records in 42 states.
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Study: Contaminated Water Consumed
Associated Press, John Heilprin Published January 8, 2002 Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical byproducts from chlorine that are far more than what studies...
Millions tap into dirty water
USA Today, Michelle Healy Published January 9, 2002 Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical byproducts from chlorine that are far more than what studies suggest...
Chlorine in water may imperil pregnancies
Los Angeles Daily News, Lisa Mascaro Published January 9, 2002 Drinking tap water could put pregnant women at higher risk for miscarriage and birth defects in some parts of Southern California, says a...
State's water imperils mothers, activists say
Chicago Sun-Times, Gary Wisby Published January 9, 2002 Chlorination of tap water puts thousands of Illinois women at risk of miscarriage or birth defects, according to a report released by...
Tap water chemical risky for the pregnant
Reuters Published January 9, 2002 High levels of chlorination byproducts (CPBs) in drinking water put pregnant women at a higher risk for miscarriages or having children with birth defects, according...
Chlorinated tap water called risk for pregnant women
San Francisco Chronicle, Jane Kay Published January 9, 2002 Pregnant women who drink chlorinated tap water face a higher risk of miscarriage and birth defects in their newborns despite tougher new...
New Study Warns Pregnant Women Millions Drink Contaminated Water
Women's Health Weekly Published January 31, 2002 Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical chlorine byproducts that are far more than what studies suggest may be...
In a Glass of Water, A Mother's Worst Fear
The Washington Post, Anita Huslin Published February 10, 2002 Annette Spaven already had three children when she found out she was pregnant again four years ago.
Some Tapwater Risky in Pregnancy
MSNBC Published January 8, 2002 Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with potentially harmful byproducts of chlorine - and often at levels in excess of what studies show to...
Report Says Pacts Give More Water to Farmers
Fresno Bee, Mark Grossi Published March 17, 2005 The federal government is promising 43% more water for California farmers in new irrigation contracts, meaning new dams would have to be built in the...
Sen. Feingold Introduces Small Farmer, Taxpayer, Water Resource Protection Bill
US Fed News Published May 24, 2005 The office of Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., issued the following press release: Sen. Russ Feingold has introduced legislation that could help save $2.5 billion over...
Report Criticizes Water Subsidies
Sacramento Bee, Jim Wasserman Published August 1, 2005 A national environmental group critical of farm subsidies said Tuesday that more than 1,200 Central Valley farms received federally subsidized...
Valley Farms 'Double Dipping' Subsidies
Fresno Bee, Dennis Pollock and Robert Rodriguez Published August 2, 2005 Many farms in California's Central Valley Water Project are "double dipping" in taxpayer pockets by using subsidized water to...
Study: Calif. Farms Get Millions in Federal Water and Crop Subsidies
Associated Press, Terence Chea Published August 2, 2005 Some of California's largest farms receive millions of dollars in federal subsidies by "double dipping" - using government-subsidized water to...
EWG Says California Growers Double-Dipping on Subsidies
Agriculture Online Published August 2, 2005 The Environmental Working Group today released the results of a computer study that looked at federal crop and water subsidies to California's Central...
Assessing the Effect of Taxes on the Economy
San Francisco Chronicle, Bill Walker Published August 18, 2005 Let's say you own a factory that makes titanium widgets. You make more widgets than people need, so the government buys your surplus at a...
California Farms Get Electricity Subsidy
Associated Press (+ 60 outlets), Garance Burke Published May 29, 2007 Some of the nation's largest farming operations are paying rock-bottom rates for the electricity they use to pump federally...