shut to 300 environmental, public h...

shut to 300 environmental, public health and consumer assign places tos have joined together to kick facing their "Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water," to petition Congres to strengthen the nation's drinking water regulations.

"[The coalition] is a greatly more multi-faceted organization of assign places tos than has participated in drinking water issues when they've been up in Congres before," says Joe Schwartz, associate policy director for Physicians for Social Responsibility, a coalition member. "One of the newer, more interesting aspects is the expanse to which the public health clusters have gotten organized and are participating in the campaign."

The clusters ranging from the environmental U Public Interest Research cluster to the American Public Health Association to the National Consumer League, drew up a list of 12 principles they are trying to dignify in Congress. The principles include:

* shield infants, children, pregnant women, somewhat old and other vulnerable people