61 Million Americans Exposed to Toxic Drinking Water as EPA Fails to Regulate

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Nationwide testing has revealed dozens of unregulated industrial and agricultural contaminants in tap water systems, according to a ProPublica analysis. Ineffective U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules have left many exposed to chemicals like 1,2,3-trichloropropane, a solvent and pesticide byproduct linked to cancer but unrestricted and unnoticed for years.

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