/tags/drinking-water drinking water en-US Copyright Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:40:44 GMT /2024-09-17/ohio-lawmaker-who-suffered-lead-poisoning-wants-to-replace-lead-pipes-in-drinking-water-systems Rep. Donatavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) says the health impacts of replacing lead pipes in Ohio's drinking water systems would be worth the cost. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:40:44 GMT /2024-09-17/ohio-lawmaker-who-suffered-lead-poisoning-wants-to-replace-lead-pipes-in-drinking-water-systems Jo Ingles /2023-03-21/what-the-epas-proposed-pfas-regulations-could-mean-for-ohios-drinking-water The EPA proposed the first federal limits for the toxic “forever chemicals.” If they take effect, they would mean big changes for Ohio’s water utilities. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:06:00 GMT /2023-03-21/what-the-epas-proposed-pfas-regulations-could-mean-for-ohios-drinking-water Erin Gottsacker /2021-04-08/dayton-threatening-to-sue-wright-patterson-over-forever-chemicals-in-water-supply The city of Dayton is threatening to sue Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Department of Defense over forever chemicals in the city's drinking water. Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:02:05 GMT /2021-04-08/dayton-threatening-to-sue-wright-patterson-over-forever-chemicals-in-water-supply Chris Welter /news-partners/2017-11-09/algae-toxins-in-drinking-water-sickened-people-in-2-outbreaks In Ohio, more than 100 people got sick in 2013 and 2014 when municipal drinking water was contaminated with toxins from algae blooms in Lake Erie. The CDC says these are the first known instances. Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:16:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-11-09/algae-toxins-in-drinking-water-sickened-people-in-2-outbreaks Greta Jochem /news/2017-09-08/toledo-watches-water-as-algae-blooms-return-to-lake-erie For one city on Lake Erie, it's the season for monitoring toxic algae blooms – and drinking water.Toledo know how dangerous the blooms can be. In 2014,… Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:13:52 GMT /news/2017-09-08/toledo-watches-water-as-algae-blooms-return-to-lake-erie Elizabeth Miller /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-05-30/the-danger-of-lead-in-ohio The next two-year Ohio budget is being proposed with a controversial new amendment that would give sole authority to the Ohio Health Department in… Tue, 30 May 2017 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-05-30/the-danger-of-lead-in-ohio /news/2016-12-23/past-accidents-have-led-to-stronger-protections-for-ohio-river-drinking-water For residents of the region, news reports about toxic chemical spills shutting down drinking water supplies are the stuff of recent memory. In 2014, for… Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:17:18 GMT /news/2016-12-23/past-accidents-have-led-to-stronger-protections-for-ohio-river-drinking-water Anne Li /news/2016-06-30/columbus-issues-high-nitrate-alert The city of Columbus has issued a nitrate alert for residents who get their drinking water from the Dublin Road Water Plant.Officials say infants and… Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:44:47 GMT /news/2016-06-30/columbus-issues-high-nitrate-alert /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2011-04-21/solving-the-global-water-crisis Almost a billion people around the world live without safe drinking water or adequate sanitation. The sad result being that a child dies every 20… Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:00:56 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2011-04-21/solving-the-global-water-crisis admin