AP Report "How the health care industry dumps unused drugs into our water"

From Foster's Daily Democrat:

EDITOR'S NOTE — The health care industry is contributing to the contamination of our nation's drinking water supplies by dumping tons of unused drugs annually, an Associated Press investigation finds. First of a two-part series.
By JEFF DONN, MARTHA MENDOZA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD
Associated Press Writers

U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America's drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation.

Brockton Power Plant and Drinking Water

Boston.com reports the communities concerns over a 350 megawatt, gas-fired plant proposed for Brockton.

"The millions of gallons of water the company would draw from the Salisbury Plain River to cool its 250-foot smokestack could endanger the West Bridgewater drinking water supply, he said. "I have threatened litigation against the company and the City of Brockton," he said. "The days are long gone where towns view themselves as stand-alone entities.""