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Chrome-6 Standard Set but Falls Short in Protecting Community Health
SACRAMENTO, CA — After seven years, the State Water Board (SWB) finally set a needed limit for Hexavalent Chromium (chrome-6) in drinking water. Unfortunately, the set maximum limit of 10 μg/L fails to protect human health, being 500 times the Public Health Goal of 0.02 μg/L. Community partners from the Central Coast and Central Valley previously made comments before the SWB urging them to fulfill their duty and protect the health of impacted communities.
“I grew up in a rural community in the outskirts of Merced where our water was contaminated with chrome-6 for many years before an MCL was
Massachusetts Groups Applaud EPA Drinking Water Limits and Call for State Action on PFAS
As the Environmental Protection Agency issues new federal limits on six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, environmental organizations and firefighters are calling upon the state’s political leaders to protect Massachusetts residents from continued PFAS contamination by passing pending legislation to phase out PFAS in consumer products, firefighters uniforms and firefighting foam.
Clean Water Action Calls Federal Drinking Water Limits For PFAS Chemicals Welcome And A Wake-up Call - Aggressive Action is Needed to Protect Drinking Water Sources From Further PFAS Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized drinking water limits for six of the notorious PFAS chemicals, which are used in a wide variety of products and have been found in drinking water sources nationwide.
Meili Vodka And Clean Water Fund Partner To Help Protect Clean Water In Pennsylvania
In celebration of Earth Month, Meili Vodka and Clean Water Fund are joining forces to help protect clean water in the state of Pennsylvania. This April, Meili Vodka will be donating $1 to Clean Water Fund for every bottle of Meili Vodka purchased in PA.
Freighter Fails in Great Lakes Highlight Line 5 Risks
After the devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Michiganders are not ruling out a similar tragedy in the Great Lakes. After obtaining a public records request from the U.S. Coast Guard, a new report in the Detroit News discovered that Great Lakes freighters lost control or power more than 200 times between 2012 and May 2022, and crashed with stationary objects more than 60 times over the same decade. While the News notes that a freighter crash similar to the Key Bridge tragedy is unlikely with the Mackinac Bridge, there is a profound risk of damaging Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.