A Message From EarthJustice About Your Drinking Water

Earthjustice says:

"Have you heard of perchlorate?

It's a by-product from the manufacture of rocket fuel, ammunition, and flares, and it could be in your drinking water.

Perchlorate can affects the thyroid by altering the production of hormones in the body. Most at risk: fetuses, babies, and young children. Pregnant women and people with pre-existing thyroid conditions are also at risk.

Perchlorate affects the thyroid by altering the production of hormones in the body. Most at risk: fetuses, babies, and young children. Pregnant women and people with pre-existing thyroid conditions are also at risk.

Perchlorate has been found in the drinking water of 28 states. It has also been detected in foods, such as baby food, milk, lettuce, and other agricultural products, which means the contamination has spread throughout the U.S. population.

Despite the health threat, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it would not set limits for perchlorate or require clean-up of drinking water systems.

The Defense Department and the aerospace industry are busy working to get this rule finalized before the Bush administration leaves town.

We can't let that happen.

Please take action: tell the EPA to protect the health of millions of American families and set enforceable limits for perchlorate in our drinking water."

PZ says:
Despite the many things broken needing to be fixed in this and other areas on the planet, do not despair. Nature has always provided. A return to nature will return us to balance. By raising your voice, changes will be made for our descendants, who should inherit an Earth that is healed to a reasonable percentage and still healing.
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