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Here's a good explanation of the issue of arsenic in rice

Posted Thu, 2012/09/20 - 2:18pm by RCAP

Rice getting a rise out of you these days because of concerns of arsenic?

Mother Jones posted an article on its website recently that provides some explanations concerning the recent reports of  arsenic in rice.  The relation of rice to water issues is two-fold:

Circle of Blue: Federal Water Mandates Blowing a Hole in Municipal Budgets, Local Leaders Say

Posted Fri, 2012/08/31 - 10:13am by RCAP

Local government officials and utility leaders ask U.S. Congress to invest in water projects and to provide regulatory flexibility. The framework is part of a broader debate about how to balance ecosystems, public health and financial constraints, in this, the 40th year of the Clean Water Act.

 

An Aug. 23 article on the Circle of Blue website begins:

EPA releases searchable website for drinking water violations

Posted Fri, 2011/05/20 - 8:44am by RCAP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced improvements to the availability and usability of drinking water data in the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) tool. ECHO now allows the public to search to see whether drinking water in their community met the standards required under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which is designed to safeguard the nation’s drinking water and protect people’s health. SDWA requires states to report drinking water information periodically to EPA.