Continuum Wellness News » epa http://continuumwellness.org/blog Body, Mind & Soul Wellness Sat, 12 May 2012 15:38:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rocket Fuel in your drinking water – EPA won’t regulate http://continuumwellness.org/blog/rocket-fuel-in-your-drinking-water-epa-wont-regulate/ http://continuumwellness.org/blog/rocket-fuel-in-your-drinking-water-epa-wont-regulate/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:33:14 +0000 continuum wellness http://continuumwellness.org/blog/?p=628 Read more »]]> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will deny calls to set drinking water safety standards for the chemical perchlorate, documents show.

The federal agency says there’s no need to legally regulate the chemical, a component of rocket fuel found in soil and groundwater that affects thyroid development in newborns and young children, a draft of the decision, obtained by The Washington Post (NYSE:WPO), recommends. (more)

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