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Hard Knock Radio Fall Fund Drive Special – Beyond the Tap: The Fight for Safe, Affordable and Equitable Water
On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Professor Manny Teodoro, a political scientist and co-author of Safe Drinking Water Act: The Next 50 Years, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of America’s drinking water and the challenges facing the landmark federal law more than five decades after its passage.
Teodoro explained that the Safe Drinking Water Act, passed in 1974, fundamentally transformed public health by establishing national standards for drinking water. Before those protections, waterborne illnesses were far more common. Today, Americans enjoy some of the safest…
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