While much of the focus of the Live Earth Run for Water and our partner organizations is providing clean, safe water solutions in the developing world, a report last week revealed that outdated regulations allow contaminated water to pass as legal drinking water in the United States.

The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal.

Click here to read the full report in the New York Times based on data published by the Environmental Working Group.

photo by Lydia Elle.