National Drinking Water Alliance
Mar 27, 2017
Towards a Much-needed Health-based Benchmark for Lead in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is engaged in a process to derive a new, health-based benchmark for lead in drinking water. ...
National Drinking Water Alliance
Oct 31, 2016
Safe Drinking Water: Part of a Blueprint for a Healthier America 2016
Making safe drinking water “readily available to all students, regardless of family income or school location” is one of several...
National Drinking Water Alliance
Sep 22, 2016
Lead & Drinking Water: What You Should Know
Exposure to lead from drinking water is not common, but as demonstrated in Flint, MI, it occasionally can have serious health...
National Drinking Water Alliance
Jul 22, 2016
USDA memo issued to schools regarding tap water safety
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has issued a memorandum calling on all its regional offices and all state agencies to ensure that...
National Drinking Water Alliance
Jun 16, 2016
American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Policy Statement on the Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicit
In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that "State and local governments should take steps to...
National Drinking Water Alliance
Apr 19, 2016
Avoiding the Next Flint: Testing School Water (POLITICO)
Politico’s Helena Bottemiller Evich highlighted shortcomings in safe tap water around the nation in recent columns for Morning Ag and...
National Drinking Water Alliance
Mar 26, 2016
News Articles on the Flint Water Crisis
A number of articles from the New York Times on the Flint water crisis: Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint By Michael...
National Drinking Water Alliance
Jul 8, 2015
"We don’t trust drinking fountains anymore, and that’s bad for our health"
Opinion editorial from the Washington Post: "Fountains were once a revered feature of urban life, a celebration of the tremendous...
