SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gradient, a nationally recognized environmental and risk science consulting firm,

In the first such case on record, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claims that it has discovered synthetic chemicals associated with natural gas fracking in a Wyoming aquifer.

"The Safe Drinking Water Act belongs to all Americans," said EIP Director Eric Schaeffer. "Communities that live near leaking ash dumps deserve the law's protections. Why would Congress want to authorize a construction of coal ash sites designed to fail those health-based standards? And since when are standards that are supposed to keep our drinking water safe "not needed" for coal ash management?"

American Water Works Association Annual Conference & Exposition WASHINGTON, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.), a global leader in water quality and safety, announced today that the company has become the first laboratory approved to conduct water testing services in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

White paper serves as educational resource on regulation, enforcement and compliance of lead levels in drinking water system components NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.), a global leader in water quality and safety, announced today the release of a white paper on the regulation of lead in drinking water system components.