May 5th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

A new report finds millions of Americans drink water with high levels of cancer-causing chemicals, frequently from runoff at livestock factory farms. The city of Baltimore recently tested above the EPA limit of a water disinfectant chemical 255 times in a 4-year period. Anne Sheckinger with the Environmental Working Group says such pollutants affect the entire state…

   

"You can live miles and miles from ag, but still have ag pollutants in your drinking water. So you might see this report and think, ‘Well I live in a city. I’m not anywhere near ag.’ That doesn’t mean that livestock manure is not impacting your drinking water."