EPA must use the best available science—by law—but what does that mean?
Science is essential as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency carries out its mission to protect human health and the ...
HHS, EPA launch review of fluoride in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services have announced they are launching a ...
EPA says it will reconsider safety of fluoride in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the health impacts of fluoride in drinking water — taking what ...
These Central California residents can now access free water well testing
The program was launched in 2021 to provide free replacement water for nitrate-impacted wells in the Central Valley.
EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?
In fact, laws passed by Congress require the EPA to use the “best available science” in many decisions about regulations, permits, cleaning up contaminated sites and responding to emergencies.