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EPA Won't Regulate Rocket Fuel Toxic in Drinking Water

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:57:20 -0000

Perchlorate, a toxic component of rocket fuel that contaminates drinking water at sites in at least 35 states, will not be regulated at the national level the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided.

The agency announced its preliminary decision not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water late Friday. Instead, the EPA said in a statement that it is "committed to working with states and localities to ensure public health is protected."

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RE: U.S. EPA Decision: National Standard on Perchlorate Declared Unnecessary

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:23:52 -0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has yet to formally release its preliminary decision on setting a national standard for perchlorate in drinking water, but recent news coverage on EPA's draft document has made the agency's intentions well known. What has not been included in the recent coverage is that this preliminary decision on perchlorate is based on a review of the best available science, which spans more than five decades, as well as EPA's own guidelines. As such, the public should understand this draft determination represents a well-considered, scientifically-based and reasonable approach which takes into account perchlorate regulations that other states have already implemented.

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EPA Unlikely to Limit Perchlorate in Tap Water - washingtonpost.com

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:23:52 -0000

The Environmental Protection Agency, under pressure from the White House and the Pentagon, is poised to rule as early as today that it will not set a drinking-water safety standard for perchlorate, a component of rocket fuel that has been linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women, newborns and young children across the nation.

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U.S. Food and Water Supply Poisoned by Perchlorate

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:37:12 -0000

According to a report by the Organic Consumers Association, a toxic chemical that is a byproduct of rocket fuel is rapidly poisoning the food and water supply in the United States. Known as perchlorate, this chemical has been found in 93% of the nation's milk and lettuce supply in a recent FDA study. It has also been found in the drinking water for at least 22 states at extremely alarming levels. Perhaps the scariest statistic is that perchlorate has been found in the breast milk of 97% of the mothers who were tested.

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Perchlorate bills too little, too late? | The Desert Sun

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:18:45 -0000

A U.S. Senate environment committee has passed two bills that aim to reduce the chemical contaminant perchlorate in the nation's water supplies.

The legislation, however, likely comes too late to help residents of the La Quinta Ridge Mobile Home Estates in Indio, officials at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee said.

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State to re-assess perchlorate levels using new data on risks to fetuses | Inland News | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:34:40 -0000

Prodded by environmental groups, California health officials said they will re-evaluate the health effects of a rocket fuel chemical, taking into account research that wasn't completed four years ago when they decided how much is safe in drinking water.

The re-examination could lead to stricter rules for the chemical perchlorate, which has contaminated several Inland drinking water supplies.

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Judge dismisses perchlorate actions at request of Colton, Rialto, San Bernardino County governments | San Bernardino County | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:59:39 -0000

A federal judge signed an order dismissing legal actions pertaining to water contamination in the Rialto-Colton Groundwater Basin while local governments continue their efforts to broker a settlement with the alleged polluters.

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The Pentagon Is America's Biggest Polluter | Environment | AlterNet

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:35:35 -0000

The nation's biggest polluter isn't a corporation. It's the Pentagon. Every year the Department of Defense churns out more than 750,000 tons of hazardous waste -- more than the top three chemical companies combined.

Yet the military remains largely exempt from compliance with most federal and state environmental laws, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Pentagon's partner in crime, is working hard to keep it that way.

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