Suit alleges EPA has for decades failed under the Clean Water Act to address surface-water atrazine pollution
A new
lawsuit
asks a federal judge to order the
Trump administration
to address widespread pollution from the hormone-disrupting pesticide atrazine – which has regularly been found at levels that threaten wildlife and human health.
The cancer-linked chemical is now contaminating nearly 25%, or about 860,000 miles, of all continental US rivers, according to a recent
review of federal records
. The waterways cover more than 20% of surface drinking water intakes across the country, and more than 675,000 private and commercial wells.

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