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Derailments and Spills and Protecting Clean Water

By Andy Fellows, Chesapeake Regional Director A CSX train carrying crude oil going off the tracks in Virginia is a news flash that grabs national attention for a moment, but for those involved and for the communities in which they happen, a derailment can be catastrophic, life changing and deadly. 50,000 gallons of oil are “missing,” as officials are uncertain as to how much burned in the blaze and how much ended up in the water. Though no one at this time appears to be injured, the burning oil along the James brings to mind the image of the Cuyahoga River in flames in the late 60’s, a

Clean Water Action | Clean Water Fund Comments on the Lead and Copper Rule to SAB

May 4, 2020 Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 via email: armitage.thomas@epa.gov Dear Dr. Armitage, We provide these comments for consideration by the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) in their review of EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. We urge the SAB to consider aspects of the Proposed Revisions where EPA’s proposal missed the mark in terms of achieving significant public health risk reduction