“The endocrine system, whether it’s in us or in fish, really influences every part of our life.”
— Vicki Blazer, U.S. Geological Survey scientist


WATER TREATMENT
20 years after fatal outbreak, Milwaukee leads on water testing
For the public officials who safeguard Milwaukee’s water, Cryptosporidium changed everything. Marion Ceraso reports. May 22, 2013

PROFILE
The hunt for endocrine disruptors
When Mark Ferrey started looking for endocrine disruptors in a dozen Minnesota lakes in 2007, he found them in every one — even the remote ones that were supposed to be pristine reference lakes. May 19, 2013

NEW RESEARCH
Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters
Two studies released May 13, 2013, by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency show widespread contamination of the state’s waters with trace amounts of endocrine disruptors and other chemicals — including cocaine in a third of the lakes. Environmental experts say that these findings increase pressure to conduct similar studies of Wisconsin’s waters. May 13, 2013

HEALTH EFFECTS
Experts avoid sounding the alarm on chemicals — but adjust their own habits
Federal and state governments have issued scant guidance on the risks hormone-disrupting chemicals pose to people, but University of Wisconsin-Madison pediatric endocrinologist Ellen Connor is not waiting for an official verdict. April 24, 2013

SCIENCE & POLICY
Concerns grow about hormone-disrupting chemicals in Wisconsin waters
Endocrine disruptors have been called a “global threat” to people and wildlife, but Wisconsin is lagging behind Minnesota in testing its waters for them. April 21, 2013
Plus: Environmental agencies answer questions about endocrine disruptors