http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 10. http://www.hcn.org/issues/275/14763 Chromium 6 is moving from the California desert toward the Colorado River, and officials fear it might contaminate the drinking water supply of 20 million people No publisher Jodi Peterson Pollution Groundwater Chromium 6 Colorado River groundwater contamination pollution carcinogens toxic chemicals Erin Brockovich Needles California Pacific Gas and Electric Metropolitan Water District drinking water Environmental Protection Agency 2010-02-05T09:57:24Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/296/15455 The World’s Water 2004-2005, edited by Peter Gleick, is the fourth installment of an annual report that covers water issues that span the globe No publisher Staff Peter Gleick freshwater water supply drinking water water development Pacific Institute for Studies in Development Environment and Security climate change farming conservation sustainability 2010-02-05T09:24:25Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/354/17234 Some communities are trying to keep discarded pharmaceuticals out of the water supply by organizing “take-back programs” for leftover drugs No publisher Peter Friederici drinking water drought endocrine disrupters Water supply recycled effluent 2010-08-26T22:43:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/let-the-epa-finish-its-work-in-pavillion-wyoming The gas industry and its political partners are going to great lengths to try to derail and discredit an EPA report that blames Pavillion, Wyoming’s polluted water on hydraulic fracking. No publisher John Fenton groundwater pollution ranchers fracking chemicals Wyoming fracking hydraulic fracturing Pavillion drinking water oil and gas industry water pollution toxic chemicals EPA 2012-01-25T16:55:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/i-cant-wait-to-drink-wastewater Since (like it or not) all water is recycled, why not drink your community’s recycled wastewater? No publisher Jonathan Parkinson sewage water recycled wastewater Western water shortage drinking water 2010-02-05T09:26:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/273/14710 Plans for permanently storing carbon dioxide in oil fields will benefit energy companies who already use carbon dioxide injection to boost output. No publisher Jodi Peterson health standards Water Authority Oil and Gas Colorado River Basin drinking water trihalomethanes Lake Mead 2010-02-05T09:57:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/354/17227 As population growth and climate change stress the region’s water supplies, Westerners think hard about recycling their effluent, although some worry about the possibly harmful endocrine disrupters found in cleaned-up effluent. No publisher Peter Friederici drinking water drought endocrine disrupters Water supply recycled effluent 2010-08-26T22:36:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/354/17228 A recent turbidity crisis in Paonia resulted in the issuance of a “boil order,” which reminded us locals how precious clean water is in the arid West. No publisher John Mecklin Colorado Peter Friederici recycled effluent water drinking water Paonia clean water shortages turbidity 2010-08-26T22:26:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/273/14709 Lake Mead has dropped to about 58 percent of its capacity, and the quality of the water has changed, causing more expensive production and increased danger of not meeting health standards No publisher Jodi Peterson health standards Water Authority Colorado River Basin drinking water trihalomethanes Lake Mead 2010-06-02T19:56:33Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.3/communities-help-pay-for-ecosystem-services-provided-by-forests Watershed partnerships between communities and the federal government help make ratepayers more responsible for the health of their water supply. No publisher Neil LaRubbio Western water supply ecosystem services forest thinning Watershed partnerships fire prevention drinking water watershed restoration Forest Service 2012-02-22T15:54:32Z News Article