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Plain ol' water regains top spot for Americans' drink preference

Posted Fri, 2013/04/05 - 1:57pm by RCAP

The Associated Press reported recently that water has become the top drink for Americans.

The average American consumes 44 gallons of soda a year. Soda used to be the top choice of beverage for Americans. Soda consumption peaked in 1998 at 54 gallons a year.

Now Americans are drinking an average of 58 gallons of water a year.

Read the Associated Press's article in one newspaper

 

EPA’s Science Advisory Board announces independent panel to peer review agency’s hydraulic fracturing research

Posted Fri, 2013/03/29 - 5:01pm by RCAP

WASHINGTON (EPA) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) independent Science Advisory Board (SAB)  announced March 25 the formation of its Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory panel. This panel of independent experts will peer review EPA’s 2014 draft report of results for its national study on any potential health and environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. Leading up to the peer review, the SAB panel will provide scientific feedback on EPA’s research in an open and transparent manner.

EPA survey finds more than half of the nation’s river and stream miles in poor condition

Posted Fri, 2013/03/29 - 4:45pm by RCAP

WASHINGTON (EPA) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released Marcy 26 the results of the first comprehensive survey looking at the health of thousands of stream and river miles across the country, finding that more than half – 55 percent – are in poor condition for aquatic life.