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Erik Olson talked about the Natural Resources Defense Council’s findings that in 2015 more than 18 million Americans relied on drinking water systems with lead violations.

Local leaders and utility officials from around the nation testified at a hearing on the federal government’s role in maintaining and improving water and wastewater infrastructure. They talk…

Erik Olson talked about a coalition of food safety groups urging the Senate to take up food safety legislation similar to legislation already passed by the House of Representatives. Topics i…

Erik Olson talked about a new report that looks at foodborne illness and the impact it has on the U.S., and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. Olson also disc…

Panelists spoke about food safety and regulation. They also talked about legislation passed in the House and being considered in the Senate that would give the Food and Drug Administration m…

Erik Olson talked about food safety issues, as cases of E. coli continue to spread, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. In July 2009 the House approved legisla…

Officials spoke to reporters about the state of the public water supply in major cities. Among the topics they addressed were threats to child health, Bush administration policies, and progr…

Experts discussed the EPA’s new rules requiring water utilities to provide consumers annual reports of what contaminents are in their tap water. They explained the importance of this knowled…

Participants talked about a report concerning the contaminants in the nation’s drinking water supply. They also took reporters' questions. Some of the worst pollutants are bacteria, lead and…

National Resources Defense council called a news conference to announce the findings of their report on the quality of drinking water in the U.S. The report compared water quality with feder…

Environmental researchers and activists spoke in a news conference to announce the release of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s report on the use of pesticides in American agriculture.…

The House Energy and Commerce Health and Environment Subcommittee heard testimony on H.R. 2840, the Lead Contamination Control Acts of 1991. H.R. 2840 would create programs to prevent lead e…

Environmentalists, administrators, and representatives from Exxon and Alaska discuss Exxon’s efforts to clean up the Valdez, Alaska oil spill one year after the disaster.