Nov 19, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
“Dark Waters” is a movie based on a true story outlining Lawyer Rob Bilott’s (Mark Ruffalo) experience defending the people of West Virginia against DuPont de Normous Inc. DuPont is one of the world’s largest chemical companies whose PFAS chemicals have been...
Nov 19, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
Canada has a public health crisis. A year long investigation revealed extremely high amounts of lead in their drinking water. According to CBS, out of 12,000 tests taken, 33% exceeded 5 ppb and 18% exceeded 15 ppb. A high school had one of the highest levels in the...
Nov 11, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
The U.S. EPA is proposing an upgrade to the Lead and Copper rule, almost 30 years after its last revision. According to the EPA, the goal of the proposal is to, “Require more water systems to act sooner to reduce lead levels and protect public health, improve...
Nov 6, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
Newsweek recently published an article looking at contaminants in U.S. drinking water. The thing is, many people may not even realize contaminants are present in their tap water because their water systems comply with U.S. federal drinking standards (or, in the cases...
Oct 29, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
One of the challenges with filtering water is finding out what’s actually in your water. Public water systems are required to provide water quality reports, but most homeowners don’t know how to get ahold of them and they can be difficult to read. Environmental...
Oct 21, 2019 | ENPRESS NEWS
There’s been a lot of concern about PFAS in drinking water. It was recently discovered that over 7 million California residents may have been exposed to the chemicals through their water, and more states are taking action like New Hampshire and setting their own...