Read more drinking water stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14153/drinking-water.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69267/taps-turn-toxic-as-clean-water-laws-ignored.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTap water in a shocking number of American communities is making people ill, rotting teeth, burning skin, and likely causing some cancers and birth defects, reports the New York Times . A lengthy Times investigation found that factories have violated clean water laws half a million times in five years and...http://www.newser.com/story/69267/taps-turn-toxic-as-clean-water-laws-ignored.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Sep 2009 5:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57845/lithium-in-water-cuts-suicide-rate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeople in areas where the tap water contains lithium are less likely to kill themselves, according to a new Japanese study. The researchers found that the element—used in high doses to treat mood disorders—appeared to "significantly" reduce the suicide rate even when only tiny amounts of it were...http://www.newser.com/story/57845/lithium-in-water-cuts-suicide-rate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 May 2009 7:26:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56809/worlds-rivers-running-low-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world’s rivers are drying up as climate change worsens and the demand for water increases, the BBC reports. Researchers studying 925 major waterways—from the Ganges to the Colorado—found significantly less fresh water flowing into oceans in 2004 than 50 years earlier. If the trend continues, the growing...http://www.newser.com/story/56809/worlds-rivers-running-low-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 16:50:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56613/companies-leak-drugs-into-us-drinking-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal regulators have consistently looked away as Big Pharma and other manufacturers poured at least 271 million pounds of drugs into waterways that supply US drinking water, the AP reports. Records kept unintentionally by the FDA and EPA show that 22 compounds, some considered dangerous by scientists, have leaked into...http://www.newser.com/story/56613/companies-leak-drugs-into-us-drinking-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Apr 2009 18:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55837/cdc-soft-pedaled-signs-of-dc-lead-poisoning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA CDC report withheld evidence linking water contamination to lead poisoning in Washington, DC, children, reports Salon. The 2004 study said city water caused only slightly increased blood lead levels, but thousands of blood tests were missing from the influential report, which may have skewed results. And just 3 years...http://www.newser.com/story/55837/cdc-soft-pedaled-signs-of-dc-lead-poisoning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 12:53:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44716/infrastructure-revitalization-is-right-and-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservatives who fear that investing in the nation’s infrastructure goes against core Reaganite values need to get over it. Our aging energy, water, and transportation systems are in dire need of corporate dollars and ingenuity, but “the private sector alone cannot handle the job—and the states are not appropriate...http://www.newser.com/story/44716/infrastructure-revitalization-is-right-and-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 12:12:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41077/doctors-see-rise-in-kids-with-kidney-stones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce associated with middle age, kidney stones are growing more common among US children, the New York Times reports. A few decades ago, physicians would “see a kid with a stone once every few months,” says one doctor. “Now we see kids once a week or less.” The increase comes...http://www.newser.com/story/41077/doctors-see-rise-in-kids-with-kidney-stones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 13:14:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38168/epa-wont-limit-rocket-fuel-ingredient-in-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe EPA has decided not to set limits for a component of rocket fuel that contaminates drinking water, according to an agency document reviewed by the AP. Perchlorate, linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and babies, enters the water supply through improper disposal by rocket test sites and chemical...http://www.newser.com/story/38168/epa-wont-limit-rocket-fuel-ingredient-in-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Sep 2008 17:56:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35307/diabetes-linked-to-arsenic-in-tap-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArsenic in the drinking water of millions of Americans may be contributing to the diabetes epidemic, Bloomberg reports. Researchers found that people with high levels of arsenic in their urine were nearly four times more likely to have type 2 diabetes. Higher rates of diabetes occurred even with trace amounts...http://www.newser.com/story/35307/diabetes-linked-to-arsenic-in-tap-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Aug 2008 9:35:02 CDT