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Fluoridation Debate Continues [1]

A decades-old controversy continues to hound the issue of fluoridated drinking water, which is consumed by a little over half of the US population.
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Water & Oceans [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Heavy Precipitation Linked to Disease Outbreaks [6]

A rainstorm can do far worse than dampen your mood.
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Water & Oceans [3]
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It's Hurricane Prime-Time in Gulf and Atlantic States [7]

The next 6 weeks or so will see the peak of the hurricane season along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
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Water & Oceans [3]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
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New Wetlands Guidelines Draw Fire [10]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers adopted new internal guidelines on Oct. 31, 2001, to standardize management of wetlands mitigation projects.
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Feds Find Big Flaws in Current Flood Maps [11]

Flood maps for riparian areas and coastal zones are in need of significant improvement, according to a new National Academies report. The benefits of implementing the improvements would substantially outweigh the costs.
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Disasters [12]
Water & Oceans [3]
Government [13]
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TOOLBOX: NOAA Launches New Flood Forecast [14]

Reporters in some flood-prone communities now have a new forecast tool to help their audience anticipate floods.
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El Nio Watch Begins [15]

El Nios occur when unusually warm water invades South and Central American coastal waters toward the end of the year.
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International [16]
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NAS: Arsenic + Drinking Water = Increased Cancer Risk [17]

Even very low concentrations of arsenic in drinking water can increase cancer risks. NAS release with link to report.
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Drinking Water Systems [18]

Drinking water sources, purification, and distribution systems are essential to public health, and failures could be catastrophic.
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Disasters [12]
Water & Oceans [3]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Dam Safety [19]

The Bureau of Reclamation announced laconically Sept. 12 that it had stepped up security at Hoover, Glen Canyon, and Grand Coulee dams.
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[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/fluoridation-debate-continues [2] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [6] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/heavy-precipitation-linked-disease-outbreaks [7] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/its-hurricane-prime-time-gulf-and-atlantic-states [8] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic [9] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast [10] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/new-wetlands-guidelines-draw-fire [11] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/feds-find-big-flaws-in-current-flood-maps [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [14] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/toolbox-noaa-launches-new-flood-forecast [15] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/el-nio-watch-begins [16] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [17] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/nas-arsenic-drinking-water-increased-cancer-risk [18] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/drinking-water-systems [19] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/dam-safety [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water?page=847 [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water?page=844 [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water?page=845 [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water?page=846 [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water?page=849 [25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water?page=850 [26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water?page=851 [27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water?page=852 [28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water?page=853