The Safe Drinking Water Act was passed in 1974 after tests discovered carcinogens, lead and dangerous bacteria flowing from faucets in New… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
One goal of the Clean Water Act of 1972 was to upgrade the nation's sewer systems, many of them built more than… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
For years, agency officials said that atrazine in drinking water posed almost no risk to humans or the environment. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Bromates are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, but officials are required to test for them only when water leaves a… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
There are systems called zero discharge emission systems that would prevent any pollution from making it into the water or the air. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Atrazine - a herbicide often used on corn fields, golf courses and even lawns - has become one of the most common… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
State and federal studies indicate that thousands of water and sewer systems may be too old to function properly. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
There is no central government database that allows officials to monitor water tests by local systems. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
A few decades ago, many people didn't drink water outside of a meal. Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Around New York City, samples collected at dozens of beaches or piers have detected the types of bacteria and other pollutants tied… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Government and other scientists have identified hundreds of chemicals that are linked to diseases in small concentrations and that are unregulated in… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
If you look hard enough, you'll find that many of the products we use every day - chewing gums, skin moisturizers, disinfecting… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Way back in 2000, the EPA was poised, and, in fact, had drafted a rule, to specially regulate pollution - water pollution… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
It is often difficult to definitively link a specific instance of disease to one particular cause, like water pollution. Even when tests… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Drinking water that does not meet a federal health guideline will not necessarily make someone ill. Many contaminants are hazardous only if… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Some officials overseeing local water systems have tried to go above and beyond what is legally required. But they have encountered resistance,… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“If you want to stop smoking, ask yourself, do you do it because you love nicotine, or because it provides a burst of stimulation,… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
“What matters are five key norms,” he told the audience. Teams need to believe that their work is important. Teams need to feel their… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
America has always had an apocalyptic strain. Yet it also seems to believe that if, or when, The End comes, it will still come… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
Bromates are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, but officials are required to test for them only when water leaves a treatment plant. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
“Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort. Left” — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
Older Americans are perfect telemarketing customers, analysts say, because they are often at home, rely on delivery services, and are lonely for the companionship… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
“All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits - practical, emotional, and intellectual - systematically organized… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
“Someday soon, say predictive analytics experts, it will be possible for companies to know our tastes and predict our habits better than we know… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
“I love Paul O'Neill, but you could not pay me enough to work for him again" one official told me. "the man has never… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
“THE FRAMEWORK: • Identify the routine • Experiment with rewards • Isolate the cue • Have a plan” — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
Barium, which is commonly found in power plant waste and scrubber wastewater, has been linked to heart problems and diseases in other organs. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
A movement starts because of the social habits of friendship and the strong ties between close acquaintances. It grows because of the habits of… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
“In some sense, he said, a community was a giant collection of habits occurring among thousands of people that, depending on how they’re influenced,… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share
