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Is Your Drinking Water in Florida Safe? What you should know.
Contaminates get into water sources by absorbing into the ground. Contamination of drinking water sources can occur from raw sewage overflow
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The Truth About Fluoride: Industrial Waste or Public Health Benefit?
Fluoride, also known as Hydrofluorosilicic Acid, comes from the phosphate fertilizer industry and is contaminated with toxins like aluminum,
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Understanding Red Tide: A Guide to Florida’s Toxic Blooms
A red tide is one type of harmful algal bloom and has been around since long before humans. However, pollution from chemicals, sewage, and i
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Florida's Top Ten Environmental Issues
From industrial waste to nutrient pollution, the state faces mounting water quality issues with serious implications for public health, wildlife, and the environment.
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: Toxic Contaminants in Florida Lagoon Ecosystem
These increases in algae blooms have caused communities to question whether fish are safe to eat. Many Florida communities depend on fishing
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Is Fluoride Safe? Public Health Concerns Fuel Local Bans
Communities fighting to get fluoride out of drinking water came to Washington, DC, in unity with advocates impacted by chemical contaminatio
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Toxic PFAS Chemicals Detected in Brevard County Water Supplies
According to Fight For Zero, a nonprofit organization founded by cancer survivors, independent water testing results show forever chemicals
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NASA Health Plans for Indian River Lagoon After Decades of Pollution
The space industry has spent decades in Brevard County, Florida (also known as Florida's space coast), testing rockets and using chemicals r
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What Really Happened to the Satellite Beach Water Tower? History, Cancer Concerns & Community Impact
While the tower itself was no longer serving a purpose, its story is deeply connected to local history, environmental health concerns, and even some common misconceptions about what water towers do in the first place.
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The Battle Over Biosolids: Brevard Halted New Sewage Sludge Applications
South Florida sewer plants have been exporting sewage remnants to Brevard County for at least five years.
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PFAS at Patrick Air Force Base: Veteran Testifies After Losing Child to Cancer
“I knew that I was signing a contract that required me to risk my physical health, mental health, personal safety, and up to my life in defense of the Nation,” Holmes testified.
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Hazardous waste produced by the Department of Defense in Cape Canaveral, Florida
A Hidden Blast Zone: How Cape Canaveral’s Open Burn and Open Detonation Units Keep Rocket Fuel, and Risk, on the Shoreline
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Injection Wells Used to Dispose of Hazardous Waste in Florida
Since the 1960s, Florida has relied on deep injection wells
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Are Florida Students Drinking Contaminated Water? Schools Aren’t Checking
The non-profit organization Fight for Zero asked sixty-seven school districts and forty- two public colleges and universities across Florida
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Fight for Zero Joins National Call Criticizing EPA’s PFAS Cleanup Proposal as Inadequate
As communities impacted by PFAS contamination, we object to the EPA's preliminary remedial goal for groundwater as a source of current or po
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From Cancer Clusters to Capitol Hill: Advocates Demand PFAS Regulation
The federal government also plays a crucial role, as demonstrated by the recent trip to Washington, D.C., highlighting the pressing need to
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In Tallahassee, Families, Nurses, and Scientists Press Florida to Confront Toxic Water
Governor DeSantis Office of Policy and Budget met with families affected by cancer and experts to address concerns about water quality and i
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Cancer Rates Rise in Brevard County as Officials Fall Short on Answers
The health concern regarding PFAS chemicals is not limited to Satellite Beach. Health data collected by Fight for Zero members reveal diseas
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Erin Brockovich Sounds Alarm on Florida’s Toxic Water and Cancer Concerns
Erin Brockovich, a renowned environmental activist, and Bob Bowcock, a water expert, traveled to multiple Florida communities facing water q
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Toxic Beauty? What You Need to Know About PFAS and Other Chemicals in Makeup
Many products on store shelves today carry hidden health risks.
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