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Stormwater runoff...yeuch. PBS Frontline takes us from sewers to tap water

April 20, 2009

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

Tags:
chemicals, Frontline, PBS, pharmaceutical, poison, simplesteps, smartgrowth, stormwater, sustainable, toxic, toxicchemicals, water, watershed

Ever wonder what becomes of that rainwater that runs off pesticide-treated lawns, golf courses, and farm fields? What about the hormone-disupting pharmaceuticals that we flush down the toilet because they are past their due date, leftover, or unwanted? Where does...continued

NRDC testifies in the US Senate on the impacts of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics contaminating our waterways

April 15, 2008

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

Tags:
agriculture, antibiotic, CAFO, EDC, endocrine, EPA, medicine, pharmaceutical, PPCP, resistence, SDWA, water

Kudos to Senators Boxer and Lautenberg, and the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, security, and water quality (Chairman Lautenberg and Ranking Member Vitter). I am very pleased to testify at hearings entitled:...continued

Jennifer Sass
Jennifer Sass
Senior Scientist
Washington, D.C.
I grew up in the Canadian prairies where I learned to love open spaces, wild...
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