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Water Conservation at Home and in the Community

Avery Phillips Aquifer, California, Central Valley, conservation, Flint, John Muir, Michigan, NASA, water

Water conservation is something we all need to think about in our everyday lives if we want to save some drinking water for the future…

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Home Water Quality Testing: Peace of Mind Has Never Been So Easy

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer bottled, contaminant, drink, EPA, Flint, Michigan, National Testing Laboratories, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, public health, safe, safety, tap, water, watercheck.com

Coliform bacteria, nitrates, total dissolved solids and unhealthy pH levels, oh my! If you are worried that your water might contain these or other contaminants, at-home water quality testing is easy and relatively inexpensive…

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Beyond Flint: Water Woes Affect 18 Million Americans

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer EPA, Flint, Michigan, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, water

According to a new report from NRDC, 5,300 different water systems across the country either shirked responsibilities to treat their water supplies to reduce lead levels, failed to monitor water supplies for lead, or neglected to report unsafe lead levels to the public or regulators.