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An Earth Day message from EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator LIsa Jackson recorded a video message for Earth Day:

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Video on the effects of unclean water

GOODMagazine released this video for World Water Day (March 22) that shows the ripple effects (pun intended) of unclean drinking water. The consequences of unclean water are most severe in developing countries, where poverty, lack of education, poor living conditions and other conditions are often caused by or exacerbated by unclean sources of water. Although the United States is a developed country, unclean water still has some of the effects that are shown in this video.

 

Two more new WARN fact sheets

Two new fact sheets on WARN – Water/Wastewater Agency Response Networks – are available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They provide background on WARN and describe their benefits to state primacy agencies and wastewater systems.
 
The fact sheets are an ideal resource for increasing WARN membership by assisting with WARN outreach efforts.