Sentences with phrase «protect drinking water supplies»

Officials said the change is needed to protect drinking water supplies from cryptosporidium, a parasite found in animal waste, and other disease - causing microorganisms.

With more than 100,000 Hudson Valley residents dependent on the Hudson River for drinking water, Riverkeeper has urged community leaders in Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Rhinebeck, Highland and Port Ewen to understand the risks posed by crude oil transport on the Hudson River, and actions they can take to protect their drinking water supplies.

The budget also includes additional state funding for the purchase of land from «willing sellers» in order to help protect drinking water supplies.

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When we drink water, it helps by washing some acids out of our mouths and it also supplies fluoride, which protects against decay.»

Your donations to Riverkeeper make possible our work protecting the Hudson River and the drinking water supply of 9 million New Yorkers.

In 1997, New York State, New York City, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upstate communities and environmental organizations, including Riverkeeper, joined together to sign an agreement to protect the unfiltered drinking water supply that more than nine million residents of New York City and upstate communities use daily.

«I urge you to move beyond accusatory letters and, rather, work cooperatively with EPA Region 2 and the residents of Hoosick Falls on the important work of cleaning up the contamination in the Village and protecting the public drinking water supply,» she wrote.

«Governor Cuomo and Commissioner Joseph Martens deserve an enormous amount of credit for protecting the unfiltered drinking water supplies of more than nine million New Yorkers, while increasing our ability to harness the benefits of New York's natural gas resources,» he said in a statement.

In a long - awaited move designed to protect people from cancer, California on Thursday proposed a new health goal for chromium 6 in drinking water that is thousands of times lower than the amount contaminating some water supplies.

Don't forget that choosing organic also helps to protect the environment from chemical fertilizer and pesticide pollution that can harm ecosystems, disrupt soil microbiology, and potentially even contaminate your own drinking water supply.

The obstacle is that state law prohibits development in the Core Preservation Area of the Pine Barrens in order to protect the island's purest supply of drinking and surface water.

* PROTECTING OUR DRINKING WATER: I've written a couple of items about the fact that the Exxon Mobil Pegasus pipeline crosses 13 miles of the Lake Maumelle watershed and thus poses a risk to Central Arkansas's water suWATER: I've written a couple of items about the fact that the Exxon Mobil Pegasus pipeline crosses 13 miles of the Lake Maumelle watershed and thus poses a risk to Central Arkansas's water suwater supply.

Democrats are committed to closing the Halliburton loophole that stripped the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of its ability to regulate hydraulic fracturing, and ensuring tough safeguards are in place, including Safe Drinking Water Act provisions, to protect local water suppWater Act provisions, to protect local water suppwater supplies.