I was reading a news article from Google news titled “EPA won’t limit toxic pollutant in drinking water” earlier today and I was absolutely outraged that the EPA has decided to take absolutely no action to to rid drinking water of perchlorate. Perchlorate is a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country.

This toxic chemical has been found in 35 states in at least 395 sites. The chemical has been found at levels high enough to pose developmental health risks for fetuses and babies, and interfere with thyroid function.

The contamination of these water supplies is the result of our very own Defense Department’s defense and aerospace activities.

This chemical has been found in groundwater in California and the Southwest, and in the Colorado River. It has also been found in a variety of foods.

I think that the EPA should take action to make the government clean up this mess!