More than 50 years after the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed to ensure that Americans’ water is free from harmful bacteria ...

“The Safe Drinking Water Act established, if you will, the rules of the road, the process by which we make a determination about whether to regulate, ...

Minnesota leaders mark 50 years of clean drinking water in the state 01:52. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Exactly 50 years ago Monday, the Safe Drinking Water Act was signed into law. It was the first time ...

On Dec. 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford signed the Safe Drinking Water Act into law, which created a standards playbook for all public water utilities set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Dec. 16 marked the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, which regulates drinking water quality across the United States. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) ...

Today, the country still reaps the benefits. Most Americans are provided high-quality water from their taps. “At a time when the American public is skeptical of the government’s ability to take ...

More than 50 years after the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed to assure Americans of safe water, millions of people living ...

Therefore, the petition takes the position that the Safe Drinking Water Act requires that EPA monitor for, and regulate, an emerging contaminant like microplastic. A copy of the Petition can be ...

The aging 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act is at fault. Congress must reform the law to guarantee the public’s right-to-know the quality of their drinking water­ in advance, and foster the ...

In America, that right is enshrined in the Clean Water Act of 1972, which defines how the EPA regulates pollutants in U.S. waters, and the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, which establishes ...

Toxins are supposed to be managed under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the 1974 law that Congress passed after scientists discovered widespread contamination in American tap water.

A Toast to the Safe Drinking Water Act Its radical idea—tap water should be safe to drink—has been a huge, underappreciated success. By James Salzman. Dec 16, 2014 8:00 AM.