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A federal class action claims that, contrary to Whole Foods Market’s claims, its house brand of Starkey bottled water is contaminated with arsenic.
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Newark Pushes Plan to Speed Up Replacement of Lead Pipes
After weeks of reports of Newark’s failure to cope with growing lead contamination in its drinking water, the city announced Monday a $120 million initiative to speed up efforts to replace old lead pipes.
Read moreRussia Says Radioactive Isotopes Released by Missile Test Blast
Russia on Monday said radioactive isotopes were released in a recent accident at an Arctic missile test site that caused widespread alarm as authorities kept details under wraps.
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High Arsenic Levels Found at Miami Soccer Stadium Site
Threatening to derail the project, an environmental analysis found arsenic contamination more than double the legal limit at the site of David Beckham’s proposed $1 billion Major League Soccer complex in Miami.
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Paris Downplays Notre Dame Lead-Poisoning Fears
Paris officials on Tuesday downplayed the risk of lead poisoning from the massive fire that tore through Notre Dame cathedral in April, as tests continue to show worrying levels of the toxic metal at nearby schools.
Read moreJudge Hints at Rejecting Bid to Limit Scope of Shipyard Cleanup Fraud
A federal judge signaled Thursday he will likely OK expanding a lawsuit claiming widespread fraud in the $1 billion cleanup of a radiation-contaminated shipyard to include two other sites in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Read moreCiting Flawed Probe, Michigan Drops Charges in Flint Water Cases
Michigan prosecutors have dropped eight criminal cases and relaunched a probe into the Flint water crisis because they say the investigative body appointed by former Governor Rick Snyder’s attorney general kept crucial evidence away from law enforcement officials.
Read moreCity, Environmentalists Duke Out Chromium 6 Water Woes
Depending on the luck of the draw or even where you live in Vacaville, a city of 100,000 located 55 miles northeast of San Francisco, the water coming out of your tap contains what some scientists claim are high levels of the carcinogen that inspired the film “Erin Brockovich.”
Read moreJudge Pares Down Consolidated Flint Water Case
Flint residents suing over the city’s water crisis lost part of their consolidated class action against Michigan officials and companies Monday, but a federal judge ruled they can pursue claims of professional liability and violation of their right to bodily integrity.
Read moreMidwest Floods Put 1 Million Private Wells at Risk
More than 1 million private wells that supply drinking water in mostly rural parts of the Midwest face the risk of contamination from floodwater, posing a health concern that could linger long after the flooding subsides.
Read moreTyson Chicken Recall
Citing the possibility of bits of metal in its frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is recalling more than 69,000 pounds of the product.
Read moreLawsuit Over Microplastics in Nestle Water Thrown Out
A lawsuit claiming food and beverage giant Nestle misled consumers about its water quality by allowing high levels of microplastics in its products was dismissed by a federal judge.
Read moreResidents Blast Plan to Clean Up Cold War-Era Testing Site Near LA
People living near a Cold War-era rocket fuel testing site and nuclear facility in Southern California want an independent study of toxins in the area even as the federal government released a report Tuesday detailing how it will clean up the site.
Read moreSalmonella Outbreak
A Nevadan claims in a federal complaint that he was one of 57 people in 16 states who contracted Salmonella Newport poisoning this summer from 6.9 million pounds of contaminated beef provided by Phoenix-based JBS Tolleson Inc.
Read morePepperidge Farm Sued Over Contaminated Crackers
A Mississippi woman claims in a federal lawsuit Wednesday that she was sickened with salmonella poisoning from eating contaminated Goldfish crackers subject to last month’s nationwide recall.
Read morePublic Trails at Former Colorado Nuclear Site Debated
A federal judge heard testimony Tuesday from Colorado groups concerned about plutonium contamination on a former nuclear facility that has been turned into a wildlife refuge.
Read moreFlint Officials Push for Immunity in Sixth Circuit
The city of Flint and several government officials argued before the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday for immunity on a bodily integrity claim brought by a mother and child who drank the city’s lead-contaminated water.
Read moreIdaho Town Told Not to Drink Water Amid Contamination Scare
Residents of an Idaho town have been told not to drink its well water amid concerns that a fired municipal worker who killed himself in his home may have contaminated it, officials said Friday.
Read moreDespite Headlines, EPA Summit on Water Contaminates Was Serious Business
Although the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to bar reporters from AP, CNN and other news outlets from a water contamination summit Tuesday dominated coverage of the event, attendees say the meeting was a milestone in addressing an issue that has led to the shutting down of community water supplies nationwide.
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