Water scarcity currently affects around 2.8 billion people around the world, on all continents, at least one month out of every year and more than 1.2 billion people lack the access to clean drinking water. what causes water scarcity. There are 2 […]
EPA
The Safe Drinking Water Act
Part 1 of a Series In 1974 Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide national requirements for drinking water standards to protect the public health. This law was tightened considerably in 1986 and again in 1996 by […]
EPA Studies the Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided an update on its ongoing national study to better understand any potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. Results of the study, which Congress requested EPA to complete, are expected to […]