By: Tom Hale/IFL Science The “opioid epidemic” continues to be the weight quietly sitting on the shoulders of the US. However, a dramatic rise in dangerously heavy drinking across the country suggests that alcoholism could be a new epidemic hiding in plain sight. Latest figures show that 12.7 percent of people living in the US have some kind of alcohol-related…
EPA To Revoke “Clean Water Rule” And Put 100 Million Americans At Risk
By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science You may not have heard of the Clean Water Rule, or even the Clean Water Act on which it’s based, but if you live in the US it has a direct impact on your life. Essentially, it ensures that all waterways that provide drinkable water to the US population remain protected and free from…