50 years ago, the Safe Drinking Water Act was signed into law. But from factory farms to microplastics to spending cuts, we still face major threats to this essential resource. 50 years ago, the Safe ...

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Fifty years ago, Consumer Reports published a groundbreaking investigation into the nation’s drinking water. The report was titled “Is the Water Safe to Drink?” (Download a PDF of this three-part ...

The American public, newly conditioned to the health dangers of a polluted environment, was worried. Media reports documented carcinogens in the lower Mississippi River. The federal government, ...