http://www.khou.com/community/A-Matter-of-Risk--Radiation-Drinking-Water-and-Deception-129145553.html IEER's Arjun Makhijani is a featured expert in this new investigative report, "A Matter of Risk: Radiation, Drinking Water, and Deception," by KHOU-TV Houston concerning drinking water in Texas. The problems may affect other states as well. (September 3, 2011)
An excerpt: "For the past year the KHOU 11 News I-Team has been investigating the quality of the tap water in Texas. What they found was surprising: That many of the states' communities have a real problem with radioactive contamination in their local drinking water. However, the team also discovered that many of those consuming it didn't know they were also being exposed to a health risk." A 5-part, one-hour special by KHOU 11 News' Investigative Reporter Mark Greenblatt:
Part 1 - Central Texas: Water So Contaminated It Makes Plumbing Radioactive
Part 2 - Texas Officials Hid Amount of Radiation in Public's Water
Part 3 - Houston: Water Under the Federal Radiation Limit, But Still A Risk
Part 4 - The U.S. EPA: What It isn't Telling You About Radiation In Your Water
Part 5 - Changes and Reactions: How Citizens and Local Government Responded to Our Reporting