Community Quote by Brian Mast

The water system in this country is overwhelmed, and we aren't putting enough resources towards this essential resource. We simply can't continue to survive…

— Erin Brockovich

The way we guarantee safe drinking water is broken and needs to be fixed,

— Carol Browner

Contaminated water is not a problem limited to Flint. Think of New Jersey, where school fountains were found to contain unsafe levels of lead.…

— Erin Brockovich

But we have not used our waters well. Our major rivers are defiled by noxious debris. Pollutants from cities and industries kill the fish…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

I believe that we have a huge problem with the water in America. We don't want to make that connection that these chemicals, at…

— Erin Brockovich

In the U.S. you have a system of lobbying and influence on our policy and law makers which is incredibly pronounced. The gas industry…

— Josh Fox

Drinking water that does not meet a federal health guideline will not necessarily make someone ill. Many contaminants are hazardous only if consumed for…

— Charles Duhigg

The Safe Drinking Water Act was passed in 1974 after tests discovered carcinogens, lead and dangerous bacteria flowing from faucets in New Orleans, Pittsburgh…

— Charles Duhigg

For me, what I see happening in this [clean water] crisis is deterioration of the family. It is deterioration of our health.

— Erin Brockovich

Radioactive waste in Coldwater Creek has caused a level of devastation that would be unfathomable if it weren't our reality. Our communities have seen…

— Cori Bush

As an environmental engineer who spent the early part of my career cleaning up groundwater contamination, I know firsthand the challenges of cleaning up…

— Chris Sununu

Some of us don't respect water. We waste it and pour it out. But a lot of disastrous stuff involves water. Tsunamis. Hurricanes.

— Gza