Perchlorate
December 1, 2008--New Mexico wants more protection for drinking water (U.S. Water News)
New Mexico Environment Secretary Ron Curry wants the federal government to regulate the chemical perchlorate to ensure greater protections for the state's drinking water.
October 6, 2008--EPA won't regulate rocket fuel toxic in drinking water (Environmental News Service)
Perchlorate, a toxic component of rocket fuel that contaminates drinking water at sites in at least 35 states, will not be regulated at the national level the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided.
September 26, 2008--Drinking Water Foundation Chairman calls Environmental Protection Agency ruling unacceptable risk for Americ
The Chairman of the Drinking Water Research Foundation criticized the recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement stating that it will not issue a health regulation for perchlorate for public drinking water systems.
May 6, 2008--EPA might not act to limit rocket fuel in drinking water (Denver Post)
An EPA official said Tuesday there's a "distinct possibility" the agency won't take action to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has contaminated public water supplies around the country. Democratic senators called that unacceptable.
January 2, 2008--Congress leaves water business unfinished (American Water Works Association)
When Congress left town for Thanksgiving, only one of the 12 annual appropriations bills had been signed into law, that for the US Department of Defense. This could mean a messy process in which all or many of the remaining bills could be rolled into one omnibus continuing resolution.
